British Writer.
LATEST BOOKS
How to Be Animal
A reflection on our relationship to other animals and to the beautiful and also troubling reality that we are animals too.
LATEST BOOKS
On Extinction
In response to the difficulties our societies face in our use and exploitation of the environment and other species, Melanie investigates the subject of extinction and its varied association with human progress.
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Animal Dignity
How do we understand the dignity and value of non-human animals? Leading philosophers, ethnologists, and writers contribute to this interdisciplinary and wide-ranging account of animal dignity.
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Alive
A major work of interdisciplinary nonfiction redefining how we understand life, agency, and intelligence.
I would reclaim the term “natural philosophy” as the best description of what I do.
From the ancient world to only a few hundred years ago, the study of nature was called natural philosophy. This was a philosophical approach to investigating the living world, including us, that incorporates science, history of ideas, the arts, and philosophy. For me, it offers a solution to the separation of different, but equally important kinds of knowledge about the world.