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Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone In Search of the Wild Life

by: Allhoff, Fritz; Kowalsky, Nathan; Petersen, David

Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone In Search of the Wild Life

by: Allhoff, Fritz; Kowalsky, Nathan; Petersen, David

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1444335693
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 08/16/2010
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Hunting & Philosophy 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

Foreword: Hunting as Philosophy Professor	p. xii
Acknowledgments	p. xvi
Picking Up the Trail: An Introduction to Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone	p. 1
The Good, The Bad, and the Hunter	p. 9
Taking a Shot: Hunting in the Crosshairs	p. 11
But They Can't Shoot Back: What Makes Fair Chase Fair?	p. 23
A Shot in the Dark: The Dubious Prospects of Environmental Hunting	p. 33
Hunting Like a Vegetarian: Same Ethics, Different Flavors	p. 45
What You Can't Learn from Cartoons: Or, How to Go Hunting After Watching Bambi	p. 56
The Hunter's View of the World	p. 67
Hunting for Meaning: A Glimpse of the Game	p. 69
Getting By with a Little Help from My Hunter: Riding to Hounds in English Foxhound Packs	p. 80
Tracking in Pursuit of Knowledge: Teachings of an Algonquin Anishinabe Bush Hunter	p. 93
Living with Dead Animals? Trophies as Souvenirs of the Hunt	p. 107
Eating Nature Naturally	p. 119
The Carnivorous Herbivore: Hunting and Culture in Human Evolution	p. 121
The Fear of the Lord: Hunting as if the Boss is Watching	p. 134
Hunting: A Return to Nature?	p. 149
The Camera or the Gun: Hunting through Different Lenses	p. 161
Flesh, Death, and Tofu: Hunters, Vegetarians, and Carnal Knowledge	p. 171
The Antler Chandelier: Hunting in Culture, Politics, and Tradition	p. 185
The Sacred Pursuit: Reflections on the Literature of Hunting	p. 187
Big Game and Little Sticks: Bowmaking and Bowhunting	p. 198
Going to the Dogs: Savage Longings in Hunting Art	p. 210
The New Artemis? Women Who Hunt	p. 225
Off the Grid: Rights, Religion, and the Rise of the Eco-Gentry	p. 239
Notes on Contributors	p. 252
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Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone In Search of the Wild Life

Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone In Search of the Wild Life

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