Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone

In Search of the Wild Life
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3569-9
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 410 g

Reihe: Philosophy for Everyone

Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of readings from academics and non-academics alike that move beyond the ethical justification of hunting to investigate less traditional topics and offer fresh perspectives on why we hunt.
* The only recent book to explicitly examine the philosophical issues surrounding hunting
* Shatters many of the stereotypes about hunting, forcing us to rethink the topic
* Features contributions from a wide range of academic and non-academic sources, including both hunters and non-hunters

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allhoff, Fritz

Kowalsky, Nathan

Weitere Mitwirkende

Allhoff, Fritz

Petersen, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Sachbuch
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Fischerei, Jagd, Schießsport

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword: Hunting as Philosophy Professor

Picking Up the Trail: An Introduction to Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone

Part I: The Good, the Bad, and the Hunter

Part II: The Hunter's View of the World

Part III: Eating Nature Naturally

Part IV: The Antler Chandelier: Hunting in Culture, Politics and Tradition

Notes on Contributors

Über Autor(innen)

Editor

Nathan 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 Editor

Fritz 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).