Fritz Allhoff
Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone
In Search of the Wild Life
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Hunting has been a cornerstone in the artistic, religious, and philosophical traditions of countless cultures throughout history - in fact, it is older than civilization itself. Yet few pursuits continue to be as controversial as hunting, for it strikes at the very core of such fundamental questions as death, embodiment, non-human life, and morality. Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone presents a thought-provoking collection of new essays from across the academic and non-academic spectrum that move far beyond familiar arguments and debates about hunting. This philosophically stimulating book provides fresh perspectives on a variety of topics, i…
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Hunting has been a cornerstone in the artistic, religious, and philosophical traditions of countless cultures throughout history - in fact, it is older than civilization itself. Yet few pursuits continue to be as controversial as hunting, for it strikes at the very core of such fundamental questions as death, embodiment, non-human life, and morality. Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone presents a thought-provoking collection of new essays from across the academic and non-academic spectrum that move far beyond familiar arguments and debates about hunting. This philosophically stimulating book provides fresh perspectives on a variety of topics, including:* Issues relating to the ethics of hunting* The experiences and perspectives of the hunter* The relationship of hunting to nature and human nature* Hunting in culture, politics, and traditionHot on the trail of one of the most controversial issues in contemporary society, Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone is a stereotype-shattering volume that invites us to think deeply about what it means to be human.
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Kowalsky, Nathan / Petersen, David
- ISBN: 978-1-4443-3569-9
- EAN: 9781444335699
- Produktnummer: 7209788
- Verlag: Wiley
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 280 S.
- Masse: H22.7 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.0 cm 420 g
- Gewicht: 420
Über den Autor
EditorNathan Kowalsky is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta. He has published essays in the journals Environmental Ethics and Ethical Perspectives and in the book The Ranges of Evil: Multidisciplinary Studies in Human Wickedness. He has also served as a consultant to Environment Canada (a ministry of the Canadian government).Series EditorFritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
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