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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019793403321

Autore

Allhoff Fritz

Titolo

Hunting : philosophy for everyone in search of the wild life / / edited by Nathan Kowalsky ; foreword by David Petersen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

9786612939938

9781444341478

1444341472

9781282939936

1282939939

9781444327694

1444327690

9781444327700

1444327704

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Collana

Philosophy for everyone

Classificazione

PHI000000

Altri autori (Persone)

KowalskyNathan

PetersenDavid

Disciplina

179/.3

Soggetti

Hunting - Philosophy

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.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The good, the bad, and the hunter -- pt. 2. The hunter's view of the world -- pt. 3. Eating nature naturally -- pt. 4. The antler chandelier : hunting in culture, politics, and tradition.

Sommario/riassunto

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 huntingShatters many of the stereotypes about hunting, forcing us to rethink the topicFeatures contributions from a wide range of academic and non-academic sources, including both hunters and non-hunters