1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783404203321

Titolo

Animal pragmatism [[electronic resource] ] : rethinking human-nonhuman relationships / / edited by Erin McKenna and Andrew Light

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, c2004

ISBN

9786612072246

1-282-07224-2

0-253-11027-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McKennaErin <1965->

LightAndrew <1966->

Disciplina

179/.3

Soggetti

Pragmatism

Human-animal relationships

Human ecology - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; TOC; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Pragmatism and the Future of Human-Nonhuman Relationships; 1. "What Does Rome Know of Rat and Lizard?": Pragmatic Mandates for Considering Animals in Emerson, James, and Dewey; 2. Dewey and Animal Ethics; 3. Overlapping Horizons of Meaning: A Deweyan Approach to the Moral Standing of Nonhuman Animals; 4. Peirce's Horse: A Sympathetic and Semiotic Bond; 5. Beyond Considerability: A Deweyan View of the Animal Rights-Environmental Ethics Debate; 6. Methodological Pragmatism, Animal Welfare, and Hunting

7. Getting Pragmatic about Farm Animal Welfare 8. Pragmatism and the Production of Livestock; 9. Is Pragmatism Chauvinistic? Dewey on Animal Experimentation; 10. A Pragmatist Case for Animal Advocates on Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees; 11. Pragmatism and Pets: Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Maddie's FundSM, and No More Homeless Pets in Utah; 12. Dining on Fido: Death, Identity, and the Aesthetic Dilemma of Eating Animals; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What does American pragmatism contribute to contemporary debates about human-animal relationships? Does it acknowledge our



connections to all living things? Does it bring us closer to an ethical treatment of all animals? What about hunting, vegetarianism, animal experimentation, and the welfare of farm animals?  While questions about human relations with animals have been with us for millennia, there has been a marked rise in public awareness about animal issues -- even McDonald's advertises that they

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910978372303321

Autore

Emilsson Kajsa

Titolo

Pathways to Sustainable Welfare : Inertia, Emergence and Transformation in Swedish Cities

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol : , : Policy Press, , 2025

©2025

ISBN

9781447372608

1447372603

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (0 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

FritzMartin

HildingssonRoger

JohanssonHåkan <1972->

KhanJamil

KochMax

Disciplina

361.6

Soggetti

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- List of abbreviations -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Theories of stability and change -- Local government and eco-social integration -- Civil society framings of sustainable welfare -- Public attitudes and dispositions of sustainable welfare -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Pathways to Sustainable Welfare critically examines how cities can address the dual challenges of climate change and sustainability while ensuring the welfare of their populations. Focused on three Swedish



cities, it explores the integration of environmental and welfare concerns in local policies, urban movements and public opinions.