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Record Nr.

UNINA9910369898703321

Autore

Valpey Kenneth R

Titolo

Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics / / by Kenneth R. Valpey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2019

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

9783030284084

3030284085

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269)

Collana

The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series, , 2634-6680

Classificazione

MED089000PHI003000PHI022000PHI034000

Disciplina

210

179.10954

Soggetti

Religion - Philosophy

Philosophy, Modern

Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects

Social sciences - Philosophy

Philosophy of Religion

Philosophical Traditions

Animal Ethics

Social Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The Release of Cosmic Cows -- 3. Cows in Contested Fields -- 4. Surveying the Cow Care Field -- 5. Cow Care and the Ethics of Care -- 6. "These Cows Will Not Be Lost" - Envisioning A Care-Full Future for Cows -- 7. Concluding Ruminations. .

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book provides both a broad perspective and a focused examination of cow care as a subject of widespread ethical concern in India, and increasingly in other parts of the world. In the face of what has persisted as a highly charged political issue over cow protection in India, intellectual space must be made to bring the wealth of Indian traditional ethical discourse to bear on the realities of current human-animal relationships, particularly those of humans with cows. Dharma, yoga, and bhakti paradigms serve as starting points for



bringing Hindu-particularly Vaishnava Hindu-animal ethics into conversation with contemporary Western animal ethics. The author argues that a culture of bhakti-the inclusive, empathetic practice of spirituality centered in Krishna as the beloved cowherd of Vraja-can complement recently developed ethics-of-care thinking to create a solid basis for sustaining all kinds of cow care communities. .