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Zusatztext Dignity is such an obvious concept to apply to animals, yet for a long time human dignity was defined by stressing how unlike other species we are. Our changing relation with nature is reflected in these thoughtful essays, which instil respect for the intelligence and emotions of other life forms. Informationen zum Autor Melanie Challenger is a writer, researcher and broadcaster on environmental history and philosophy of science, Deputy Co-Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, and a Vice President of the RSPCA, UK. Her books include How to Be Animal: What it Means to Be Human (2021). Klappentext How do we understand the dignity and value of non-human animals? Leading philosophers, ethnologists and writers contribute to this interdisciplinary and wide-ranging account of animal dignity. With a foreword by world-leading primatologist, Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, essays collected here make the case for applying the concept of dignity beyond its usual humanist framework and introduce readers to animal dignity in history, law, science, philosophy, and literature. United in recognizing the dignity of non-human animals, these essays suggest how we might ensure a flourishing environment in times of ecological destruction and climate breakdown. Historians, primatologists, philosophers, novelists and artists approach the concept of animal dignity creatively, offering interpretations that are academically rigorous, alongside ones that are personal and literary. This variety of engagement knits together a fruitful way forward for progressive relations between all species. Vorwort Leading thinkers and writers make the case for animal dignity through historical, philosophical, cultural and literary arguments. Zusammenfassung How do we understand the dignity and value of non-human animals? Leading philosophers, ethnologists and writers contribute to this interdisciplinary and wide-ranging account of animal dignity. With a foreword by world-leading primatologist, Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, essays collected here make the case for applying the concept of dignity beyond its usual humanist framework and introduce readers to animal dignity in history, law, science, philosophy, and literature. United in recognizing the dignity of non-human animals, these essays suggest how we might ensure a flourishing environment in times of ecological destruction and climate breakdown. Historians, primatologists, philosophers, novelists and artists approach the concept of animal dignity creatively, offering interpretations that are academically rigorous, alongside ones that are personal and literary. This variety of engagement knits together a fruitful way forward for progressive relations between all species. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresList of ContributorsForeword, Memories of Greybeard, Dame Jane Goodall AcknowledgementsIntroduction Prelude I: Frogs, Simon Rich (Independent Scholar, USA) Laughing with Dignity, Melanie Challenger (Nuffield Council on Bioethics and RSPCA , UK) Part I. Defining the Concept. What is Dignity? Prelude II: 33,000 Birds, Jonathan Safran Foer (Independent Scholar, USA) 1. A Place for Animals? Rethinking the history of human dignity, Re my Debes (University of Memphis, USA) 2. Philosophical Approaches to Dignity, and their Applicability to Non-human Animals, Suzanne Killmister (Monash University, Australia) Part II. Approaches to Dignity. What are the Grounds of Animal Dignity? Prelude III: Ways of Seeing an Octopus, Sy Montgomery (Independent Scholar, USA) 3. On Standing, Harriet Ritvo (MIT, USA) 4. Wild Dignity, Lori Gruen (Wesleyan University in Middletown, USA) 5. Dignity in Dogs, Alexandra Horowitz (Barnard College, USA) 6. The Heart of the Scorpion,
