Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone

In Search of the Wild Life
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3569-9
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 410 g

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allhoff, Fritz

Kowalsky, Nathan

Weitere Mitwirkende

Allhoff, Fritz

Petersen, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Fischerei, Jagd, Schießsport
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Sachbuch

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.