LEADER 04141nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910145742503321 005 20230721031242.0 010 $a1-281-06946-9 010 $a9786611069469 010 $a0-470-69415-7 010 $a0-470-76652-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000413042 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH3925112 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000177614 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11170168 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177614 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10216545 035 $a(PQKB)11409903 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC320088 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL320088 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10196725 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL106946 035 $a(OCoLC)476116595 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000413042 100 $a20070406d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIn defense of dolphins$b[electronic resource] $ethe new moral frontier /$fThomas I. White 210 $aMalden, MA $cBlackwell Pub.$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aBlackwell public philosophy 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4051-5779-8 311 $a1-4051-5778-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPrologue: Why does a philosopher study dolphins?. 1. Dolphins: The Philosophical Questions. 2. The Anatomy and Physiology of Living in the Water. 3. Do Dolphins Think and Feel?. 4. Can Dolphins Solve Problems and Understand Language?. 5. Dolphin Social Intelligence. 6. What Kind of Beings are Dolphins?. 7. Ethics and Human/Dolphin Contact. Epilogue. 330 8 $aWritten by an expert philosopher, this text encourages a reassessment of the human-dolphin relationship, arguing for an end to the inhuman treatment of dolphins.$bHave humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, to advocate for their ethical treatment. Encourages a reassessment of the human-dolphin relationship, arguing for an end to the inhuman treatment of dolphins Written by an expert philosopher with almost twenty-years of experience studying dolphins Combines up-to-date research supporting the sophisticated cognitive and emotional capacities of dolphins with entertaining first-hand accounts Looks at the serious questions of intelligent life, ethical treatment, and moral obligation Engaging and thought-provoking Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? This timely and important book considers the answers and implications, and encourages humans to reconsider our treatment of the species with which we share the earth. In this thought-provoking account, White relies on his more than fifteen year journey to understand the nature of dolphins, an odyssey that took him from the classroom to the center of the ocean. With a growing body of research supporting the sophisticated cognitive and emotional capacities of dolphins, important questions concerning their ethical treatment have arisen. Rich with engaging first-hand accounts, In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, making a strong case for improving the moral status of dolphins, and advocating an end to their inhumane treatment. 410 0$aBlackwell public philosophy. 606 $aDolphins$xPhilosophy 606 $aAnimal welfare$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aHuman-animal relationships$xPhilosophy 615 0$aDolphins$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aAnimal welfare$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aHuman-animal relationships$xPhilosophy. 676 $a599.53 700 $aWhite$b Thomas I$0893209 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910145742503321 996 $aIn defense of dolphins$92277213 997 $aUNINA LEADER 00888nam0 22002531i 450 001 UON00348624 005 20231205104331.528 100 $a20091202d1959 |0itac50 ba 101 $aeng 102 $aGB 105 $a|||| 1|||| 200 1 $aCollected stories$fOsbert Sitwell 210 $aLondon$cDuckworth$d1959 215 $axviii, 541 p.$d22 cm. 620 $aGB$dLondon$3UONL003044 676 $a823.914$cNarrativa inglese, 1945-1999$v21 700 1$aSITWELL$bOsbert$3UONV188953$0196502 712 $aDuckworth$3UONV246037$4650 801 $aIT$bSOL$c20240220$gRICA 899 $aSIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEO$2UONSI 912 $aUON00348624 950 $aSIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEO$dSI Angl VI A SIT O. $eSI MR 71075 5 996 $aCollected stories$992980 997 $aUNIOR