Nonhuman Animals as Fictitious Commodities
Exploitation and Consequences in Industrial Agriculture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12419052 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana Stuart (0000-0003-1479-2208, Sustainable Communities Program and School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona, corresponding author), R Gunderson (0000-0002-3837-0723, Department of Sociology & Gerontology, Miami University Oxford, Ohio) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 291-310 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society and Animals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1063-1119 • E-ISSN: 1568-5306 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685306-12341507 |
| OpenAlex | W2887025472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 55 |
This article examines how nonhuman animals, along with land and labor, represent fictitious commodities as described by Karl Polanyi. Animals in agriculture are examined as an extreme example of animal commodification whose use resembles the exploitation of land and labor. Conceptual frameworks developed from Marxist theory, including the subsumption of nature, the second contradiction of capitalism, and alienation, are applied to illustrate how the negative impacts to animals, the environment, and public health associated with animal agriculture are caused by attempts to overcome the incomplete commodification of animals. This article illustrates how social theory can be extended to apply to animals, especially animals who are deeply embedded in human society. The inclusion of animals in social analyses also serves to strengthen our overall understanding of exploitation and oppression under capitalism
Agriculture · Alienation · Biology · Capitalism · Commodification · Contradiction · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Market economy · Marxist philosophy · Neoclassical economics · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Organic Food and Agriculture · Philosophy · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |