Vampyroteuthis Infernalis: A Treatise, With a Report by the Institut Scientifique de Recherche Paranaturaliste

Vampyroteuthis Infernalis How far apart are humans from animals--even the "vampire squid from hell"? Playing the scientist/philosopher/provocateur, Vilem Flusser uses this question as a springboard to dive into a literal and a philosophical ocean. "The abyss that separates us" from the vampire squid (or vampire octopus, perhaps, since "Vampyroteuthis infernalis" inhabits its own phylogenetic order somewhere between the two... Full description