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Informationen zum Autor Editor NATHAN KOWALSKY is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta. Series Editor FRITZ ALLHOFF is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. Klappentext 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 hunting* Shatters many of the stereotypes about hunting, forcing us to rethink the topic* Features contributions from a wide range of academic and non-academic sources, including both hunters and non-hunters Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: Hunting as Philosophy Professor xii David Petersen Acknowledgments xvi Nathan Kowalsky Picking Up the Trail: An Introduction to Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone 1 Nathan Kowalsky Part I The Good, The Bad, and The Hunter 9 1 Taking a Shot: Hunting in the Crosshairs 11 Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza 2 But They Can't Shoot Back: What Makes Fair Chase Fair? 23 Theodore R. Vitali 3 A Shot in the Dark: The Dubious Prospects of Environmental Hunting 33 Lisa Kretz 4 Hunting Like a Vegetarian: Same Ethics, Different Flavors 45 Tovar Cerulli 5 What You Can't Learn from Cartoons: Or, How to Go Hunting After Watching Bambi 56 Gregory A. Clark Part II The Hunter's View of the World 67 6 Hunting for Meaning: A Glimpse of the Game 69 Brian Seitz 7 Getting By with a Little Help from My Hunter: Riding to Hounds in English Foxhound Packs 80 Alison Acton 8 Tracking in Pursuit of Knowledge: Teachings of an Algonquin Anishinabe Bush Hunter 93 Jacob Wawatie and Stephanie Pyne 9 Living with Dead Animals? Trophies as Souvenirs of the Hunt 107 Garry Marvin Part III Eating Nature Naturally 119 10 The Carnivorous Herbivore: Hunting and Culture in Human Evolution 121 Valerius Geist 11 The Fear of the Lord: Hunting as if the Boss is Watching 134 Janina Duerr 12 Hunting: A Return to Nature? 149 Roger J. H. King 13 The Camera or the Gun: Hunting through Different Lenses 161 Jonathan Parker 14 Flesh, Death, and Tofu: Hunters, Vegetarians, and Carnal Knowledge 171 T. R. Kover Part IV The Antler Chandelier: Hunting in Culture, Politics, and Tradition 185 15 The Sacred Pursuit: Reflections on the Literature of Hunting 187 Roger Scruton 16 Big Game and Little Sticks: Bowmaking and Bowhunting 198 Kay Koppedrayer 17 Going to the Dogs: Savage Longings in Hunting Art 210 Paula Young Lee 18 The New Artemis? Women Who Hunt 225 Debra Merskin 19 Off the Grid: Rights, Religion, and the Rise of the Eco-Gentry 239 James Carmine Notes on Contributors 252 ...
