Ethics of Animal Recreation and Modification - Reviving, Rewilding, Restoring

Informationen zum Autor Elisa Aaltola, University of Eastern FinlandJulien Delord, Toulouse, France Christian Gamborg, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkBart Gremmen, Wageningen University, the NetherlandsAnne Ingeborg Myhr, GenØk - Centre for Biosafety in Tromsø, Norway Bjørn K. Myskja, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NorwayDerek Turner, Connecticut College in New London, USA Klappentext Would it be cool to see woolly mammoth alive one day? Disappeared species have always fascinated the human mind. A new discussion of using genomic technologies to reverse extinction and to help in conservation has been sparked. This volume studies the question philosophically. Zusammenfassung Would it be cool to see woolly mammoth alive one day? Disappeared species have always fascinated the human mind. A new discussion of using genomic technologies to reverse extinction and to help in conservation has been sparked. This volume studies the question philosophically. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Toward the Philosophy of Resurrection Science; Markku Oksanen and Helena Siipi 1. Can We Really Re-create an Extinct Species by Cloning? A Metaphysical Analysis; Julien Delord 2. The Restorationist Argument for Extinction Reversal; Derek Turner 3. What's So Special about Reconstructing a Mammoth? Ethics of Breeding and Biotechnology in Re-creating Extinct Species; Christian Gamborg 4. Authencity of Animals; Helena Siipi 5. Bioengineered Domestication: 'Wild Pets' as Species Conservation?; Elisa Aaltola 6. From Protection to Restoration: A Matter of Responsible Precaution; Anne I. Myhr and Bjørn K. Myskja 7. Just Fake It! Public Understanding of Ecological Restoration; Bart Gremmen 8. Biodiversity and the Value of Human Involvement; Markku Oksanen Epilogue; Helena Siipi and Markku Oksanen Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: M. Oksanen, Markku Siipi Oksanen
• Con la collaborazione di: M. Oksanen (Editore), Markku Oksanen (Editore), H. Siipi (Editore), Helena Siipi (Editore)
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.02.2014
• EAN: 9781137337634
• ISBN: 978-1-137-33763-4
• Pagine: 190
• Serie: Palgrave MacMillan Animal Ethi; Palgrave MacMillan Animal Ethi
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Biochimica, biofisica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Biochemie, B, Ethics, Ethik und Moralphilosophie, Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Restoration, biochemistry, Ethics & moral philosophy, Metaphysics, Biochemistry, general, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Philosophy and science, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Moral Philosophy, Understanding