Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone In Search of the Wild Life
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
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.
"Kowalsky's book does a fine job in showing why there are good reasons to keep hunting in high esteem, to learn a great deal from it about human biology and culture, and to eat hunted meat." (About.com, 25 October 2011) <p>"Recommended. Academic and general library collections, all levels." (Choice, 1 March 2011)</p> <p>"If you don't mind having your convictions challenged or your viewpoint broadened this book should be on your reading list." (Alberta Outdoorsmen, 1 May 2011)</p> <p>"Just as you always see something new, even if you've walked that forest a hundred times before, certain essays can give you a glimpse of something you hadn't seen or thought of before. Some of the essays are even down-right fun to read." (<i>Primitive Archer Magazine</i>, January 2011)"Nathan Kowalsky provides a forum of diverse ideas and voices about "hunting" that ensemble, becomes the most recent attempt that I am aware of at showcasing serious writers on the "topic." Most of these essays are written with an intelligent audience in mind, although the reader need not be a philosopher."( The Trumpeter, 1 December 2010)</p> <p>"It does provide fresh perspectives by both academic and non academic authors on a variety of hunting topics such as hunting in culture, politics and tradition; the relationship of hunting to nature and human nature and the hoary old topic of hunting ethics... In my opinion, I found it the most refreshing book of its kind that I have read in years." (<i>AFRICAN INDABA</i>, November 2008)</p> <p>"Presenting all these diverse views in one relatively small book, a mere 258 pages, is a vision implemented, without which, most readers invested in learning more about hunting, would sorely miss if they knew their want". (Book Review , 1 December 2010).</p> <p> There's a really fine essay by the biologist Valerius Geist on how hunting has played a significant role in human development. Kay, my wife, contributed an essay on bow-hunting with self-made equipment. There are other essays on the human-animal relationship, even a few comparing hunting to vegetarianism. Lots of other provocative pieces." (<i>Le</i>a<i>ther Wall</i>, September 2010)</p> <p>"If you're interested in sharpening your thinking skills on the subject of hunting, I've got a great new book for you: Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone: In Search of the Wild Life." (NorCal Cazadora, October 2010)</p> <p>"Featuring contributions from a wide range of academic and non-academic sources, including both hunters and nonhunters, this book is for general readers, especially those who hunt ("Hunting for Meaning: A Glimpse of the Game"), as well as self-professed "foodies" and vegetarians." (<i>Fishing and Outdoors Newspaper,</i> October 2010)</p>
- 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
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
HUNTING PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE
Hunting has been a cornerstone in the artistic, religious, and philosophical traditions of countless cultures throughout history in fact, it is older than civilization itself. Yet few pursuits continue to be as controversial as hunting, for it strikes at the very core of such fundamental questions as death, embodiment, non-human life, and morality. Hunting Philosophy for Everyone presents a thought-provoking collection of new essays from across the academic and non-academic spectrum that move far beyond familiar arguments and debates about hunting. This philosophically stimulating book provides fresh perspectives on a variety of topics, including:
- Issues relating to the ethics of hunting
- The experiences and perspectives of the hunter
- The relationship of hunting to nature and human nature
- Hunting in culture, politics, and tradition
Hot on the trail of one of the most controversial issues in contemporary society, Hunting Philosophy for Everyone is a stereotype-shattering volume that invites us to think deeply about what it means to be human.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
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.