03988nam 2200589Ia 450 991081679860332120240417042545.01-4619-1946-01-4384-4671-3(CKB)2550000001040061(EBL)3408685(SSID)ssj0000803741(PQKBManifestationID)11518435(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803741(PQKBWorkID)10810593(PQKB)10741152(MiAaPQ)EBC3408685(OCoLC)828869689(MdBmJHUP)muse34952(Au-PeEL)EBL3408685(CaPaEBR)ebr10642537(DE-B1597)684193(DE-B1597)9781438446714(EXLCZ)99255000000104006120120815d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe thou of nature religious naturalism and reverence for sentient life /Donald A. CrosbyAlbany SUNY Pressc20131 online resource (182 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4384-4670-5 1-4384-4669-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Religious naturalism and three scientific revolutions: Introduction -- The cosmological revolution -- The evolutionary revolution -- The ecological revolution -- Inwardness and awareness in nature: Introduction -- Inwardness of life and inwardness of mind -- Mind and consciousness in nature -- The range of conscious awareness on earth -- Presumptive rights and conflicts of rights: Introduction -- Rs of the thou of nature -- A scheme of presumptive natural rights -- A fourth R of the thou of nature -- Conflicts of rights -- Hunting and fishing : Introduction -- Hunting -- Fishing -- Responses to the charge of impractical idealism -- Eating and wearing: Introduction -- Using animals for food -- The vegetarian response -- Using animals for apparel and other purposes -- Other areas of responsibility and concern: Introduction -- Experimenting on animals -- Rodeos, circuses, zoos, and aquariums -- Endangered species and despoliations of natural environments -- The human population explosion -- The threat of global climate change -- A new moral and religious consciousness: Introduction -- Empowerment in religion of nature -- Objections and replies -- Principles and prescriptions.Humans share the earth with nonhuman animals who are also capable of conscious experience and awareness. Arguing that we should develop an I-thou, not an I-it, relationship with other sentient beings, Donald A. Crosby adds a new perspective to the current debates on human/animal relations and animal rights—that of religious naturalism. Religion of Nature holds that the natural world is the only world and that there is no supernatural animus or law behind it. From this vantage point, our fellow thous are entitled to more than merely moral treatment: protection and enhancement of their continuing well-being deserves to be a central focus of religious reverence, care, and commitment as well. A set of presumptive natural rights for nonhuman animals is proposed and conflicts in applying these rights are acknowledged and considered. A wide range of situations involving humans and nonhuman animals are discussed, including hunting and fishing; eating and wearing; circuses, rodeos, zoos, and aquariums; scientific experimentation; and the threats of human technology and population growth.Human ecologyReligious aspectsPhilosophy of natureHuman ecologyReligious aspects.Philosophy of nature.202/.12Crosby Donald A88096MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816798603321The thou of nature4100335UNINA