On Oct 9, 2010, at 5:07 AM, palma wrote: > I encounter lots of animals, domesticated? by whom? On Fri, 8 Oct 2010, > cblists@xxxxxxxx wrote: > No doubt there is a distinction between animals and "the animal." Thus the coyotes who thought about attacking my dog were merely wild animals. "The animal" is something that exists in postmodern "space." Goodness that's a lot of "scare quotes." Yet more! David Ritchie, Portland, Oregon