In defense of dolphins [[electronic resource] ] : the new moral frontier / / Thomas I. White
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White Thomas I
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| Titolo: |
In defense of dolphins [[electronic resource] ] : the new moral frontier / / Thomas I. White
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| Pubblicazione: | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 599.53 |
| Soggetto topico: | Dolphins - Philosophy |
| Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Human-animal relationships - Philosophy | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Prologue: 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Written by an expert philosopher, this text encourages a reassessment of the human-dolphin relationship, arguing for an end to the inhuman treatment of dolphins. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | In defense of dolphins |
| ISBN: | 1-281-06946-9 |
| 9786611069469 | |
| 0-470-69415-7 | |
| 0-470-76652-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910145742503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Blackwell public philosophy.