title: [Animals and the primitive: the others of our culture].
abstract: The essay offers an analytic overview of the concepts and representations of animals and the primitive within Greek-Latin culture from its beginnings through today. It examines longstanding notions and the disputes that these 'others' have stirred among thinkers in philosophy, anthropology, and other areas of knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Pará, Travessa Maris e Barros 2735, Antiga Rua Estrela, Bairro do Marcos, 66093-090 Belém , PA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Benedito
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Jaime Larry
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Benchimol
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000883:Anthropology / Q000266:history; D018645:Greek World / Q000266:history; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*; D018644:Roman World / Q000266:history; D019366:Western World / Q000266:history*