동물권에 관한 쟁점과 인문학 기반 관계성 연구의 심화 가능성 고찰 = A Study on Animal Rights Issues and the Possibility of Deepening the Humanities-based Relationship Research

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study seeks to explore the humanistic significance of relationship research between humans and non-humans and the possibility of expanding the research. The study reviewed particularly the related theories and previous research that from a humanistic perspective have examined the relationships between humans and non-human animals that have recently attracted attention in addition to the communication system research between humans and objects that has been conducted. First, the study briefly introduced the concept of application of actor-network theory, one of the theories for communication research between humans and non-human beings, and described the possibility of new research on human relationships. Furthermore, especially to examine the concept of the relationships between humans and non-human animals, an exploratory study was conducted on the possibility of expanding the scope of research on human relationships based on the humanities by organizing Peter Singer's and Tom Regan's animal rights debate and discussing key issues on the rights. The core issues related to animal rights that have been dealt with in their studies can be said to increase further the possibility of deepening relationship research based on the humanities. The humanities knowledge system has already played a role in providing various conceptual and theoretical foundations for new relationship and communication research. Therefore, when setting the scope of the research subject, it is necessary to expand it further to include humans and other beings that establish relationships with humans. Now is the time for humanistic thinking on the relationships between humans and non-human creatures, such as animal rights, as the number of objects with whom humans communicate increases. In this sense, the content of this study is expected to serve a function of theoretical expansion while maintaining the identity of the humanities at the same time.