"Though many ethicists have the intuition that we should leave nature alone, Kyle Johannsen argues that we have a duty to research safe ways of providing large-scale assistance to wild animals. Using concepts from moral and political philosophy to analyze the issue of wild anima…
"Though many ethicists have the intuition that we should leave nature alone, Kyle Johannsen argues that we have a duty to research safe ways of providing large-scale assistance to wild animals. Using concepts from moral and political philosophy to analyze the issue of wild anima…
The book is the first of its kind to draw together in conversation the views of the early Church, contemporary biblical and theological scholarship, and post-conciliar teachings. Steck develops a comprehensive, Catholic theology of animals based on an in-depth exploration of Cat…
"This book advocates a major change in our attitude toward the nonhuman world. The author argues that not only individual organisms but certain holistic entities, such as species, ecosystems, and the biosphere as a whole, are entities in their own right and are thus morally sign…
Lawrence Johnson advocates a major change in our attitude toward the nonhuman world. He argues that nonhuman animals, and ecosystems themselves, are morally significant beings with interests and rights. The author considers recent work in environmental ethics in the introduction…
"This book advocates a major change in our attitude toward the nonhuman world. The author argues that not only individual organisms but certain holistic entities, such as species, ecosystems, and the biosphere as a whole, are entities in their own right and are thus morally sign…
This book is a philosophically sophisticated and scientifically well-informed discussion of the moral and social issues raised by genetically engineering animals, a powerful technology which has major implications for society. Unlike other books on this emotionally charged subje…
Including the work of 12 authors from institutions such as Colorado State University, Frostburg State University, Michigan State University, Salisbury University, Texas Woman's University, University of Birmingham, University of California; Irvine, University of California; Merc…
"The collection of essays explores the broad range of animals who share our planet and attempts to recognize our responsibility as humans to take their interests seriously."--
"The collection of essays explores the broad range of animals who share our planet and attempts to recognize our responsibility as humans to take their interests seriously."--
