Companion Species Declaration

【Content Introduction】
Explore the way humans coexist with other species and completely change our understanding of love and partnership!
Dogs have always played a vital role in our shared lives, participating in warfare, colonization, hunting, animal husbandry, and medicine. They served as instruments of terror during the European conquest of the Americas; before the advent of electronic warfare, well-trained dogs were the most powerful weapons; tracking hounds not only frightened slaves and prisoners but also rescued lost children and earthquake victims. They are not just "furry children" in the family, but vital partners in human evolution, shaping each other's lives and histories.
Starting with the story of humans and dogs, Haraway imagines the infinite possibilities of human-animal cooperation and symbiosis. Every companion species relationship is an implosion of nature and culture, a process of mutual development and construction in love and difference. The Companion Species Manifesto is not only an academic work on the relationship between humans and animals, but also a political manifesto, a hopeful political act in a global climate of imminent war.
Editor's recommendation:
The latest theoretical achievement of Haraway, the mother of "cyborg" theory, is a revolution that begins in the "doghouse." It shows why, compared to cyborgs, dogs may be a better guide to lead us through the jungle of technological biopolitics in this third millennium.
Transcending species, we imagine a better symbiotic relationship. The concept of "companion species" will transform our understanding of love and intimacy. A relationship based on the recognition of each other's subjectivity and respect for differences, while also mutually constituting and evolving in a natural and cultural sense, will be our beautiful vision for the new millennium.
☆ A more everyday Haraway: From childhood memories of watching races with his father to participating in dog agility competitions with his beloved dog, this book is no longer based on science fiction or the distant future, but is integrated into reflections and concrete practices in daily life, and everyone can empathize.
☆ A more readable Haraway: Annotations are added to facilitate understanding of metaphors and the author's word games (puns and jokes); Zhang Yin, one of the editors of the series and an associate professor at the School of Philosophy of Fudan University, is specially invited to write a long postscript to systematically understand Haraway's ideological path and methodology, as well as more issues worth discussing brought about by this, inspiring more thinking.
【Media Comment】:
The binary opposition between humans and animals was most resolutely and definitively rejected in this declaration. The Companion Species Declaration is also the foundational text of the now-massive "animal research" movement.
—Wang Min'an, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at Tsinghua University In this era fraught with technology and uncertainty, Haraway reminds us that symbiosis with other species is key to humanity's future survival. This book invites us to rethink our interactions with other living things and explore new possibilities for love and cooperation—in a sense, it gives the concept of cyborgs a more embodied reality.
—Chen Qiufan, science fiction writer and deputy director of the Science Fiction Literature Committee of the China Writers Association. Does Haraway offer a convincing answer to the question, "Why dogs?"? Haraway offers us a method—a critical approach to the world and our place in it. She subverts entrenched understandings by posing seemingly simple yet profound questions and making seemingly absurd connections. She sees profound meaning in everyday trivialities. Whether we can all share her quick thinking, humor, and insight is, of course, another question.
——Theory, Culture and Society

2025-01-01

光启书局

178

9787545220193