Kowalsky Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone

In Search of the Wild Life
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4147-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Philosophy for Everyone

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kowalsky, Nathan

Weitere Mitwirkende

Allhoff, Fritz

Petersen, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword: Hunting as Philosophy (David Petersen).
Picking Up the Trail: An Introduction to Hunting -Philosophy for Everyone (Nathan Kowalsky).
Part I: The Good, the Bad, and the Hunter.
1 Taking a Shot: Hunting in the Crosshairs (JesúsIlundáin-Agurruza).
2 But They Can't Shoot Back: What Makes Fair Chase Fair?(Theodore Vitali).
3 A Shot in the Dark: The Dubious Prospects ofEnvironmental Hunting (Lisa Kretz).
4 Hunting Like a Vegetarian: Same Ethics, Different Flavors(Tovar Cerulli).
5 What You Can't Learn from Cartoons: Or, How to go HuntingAfter Watching Bambi (Gregory A. Clark).
Part II: The Hunter's View of the World.
6 Hunting for Meaning: A Glimpse of the Game (BrianSeitz).
7 Getting By with a Little Help from My Hunter: Riding to Houndsin English Foxhound Packs (Alison Acton).
8 Tracking in Pursuit of Knowledge: Teachings of an AlgonquinAnishinabe Bush Hunter (Jacob Wawatie and StephaniePyne).
9 Living with Dead Animals? Trophies as Souvenirs of the Hunt(Garry Marvin).
Part III: Eating Nature Naturally.
10 The Carnivorous Herbivore: Hunting and Culture in HumanEvolution (Valerius Geist).
11 The Fear of the Lord: Hunting as if the Boss is Watching(Janina Duerr).
12 Hunting: A Return to Nature? (Roger J. H. King).
13 The Camera or the Gun: Hunting through Different Lenses(Jonathan Parker).
14 Flesh, Death and Tofu: Hunters, Vegetarians and CarnalKnowledge (T.R. Kover).
Part IV: The Antler Chandelier: Hunting in Culture, Politicsand Tradition.
15 The Sacred Pursuit: Reflections on the Literature of Hunting(Roger Scruton).
16 Big Game and Little Sticks: Bow Making and Bow Hunting(Kay Koppedrayer).
17 Going to the Dogs: Savage Longings in Hunting Art (PaulaYoung Lee).
18 The New Artemis? Women Who Hunt (Debra Merskin).
19 Off the Grid: Rights, Religion and the Rise of the Eco-Gentry(James Carmine).
Notes on Contributors.

Über Autor(innen)

Editor
Nathan Kowalsky is Assistant Professor of Philosophy,St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta. He has publishedessays in the journals Environmental Ethics and EthicalPerspectives and in the book The Ranges of Evil:Multidisciplinary Studies in Human Wickedness. He has alsoserved as a consultant to Environment Canada (a ministry of theCanadian government).
Series Editor
Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in thePhilosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as aSenior Research Fellow at the Australian National University'sCentre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition toediting the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is thevolume 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).