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Book Considering Animals

    Book Details:
  • Author : Carol Freeman
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2016-12-05
  • ISBN : 1351949519
  • Pages : 252 pages

Download or read book Considering Animals written by Carol Freeman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering Animals draws on the expertise of scholars trained in the biological sciences, humanities, and social sciences to investigate the complex and contradictory relationships humans have with nonhuman animals. Taking their cue from the specific 'animal moments' that punctuate these interactions, the essays engage with contemporary issues and debates central to human-animal studies: the representation of animals, the practical and ethical issues inseparable from human interactions with other species, and, perhaps most challengingly, the compelling evidence that animals are themselves considering beings. Case studies focus on issues such as animal emotion and human 'sentimentality'; the representation of animals in contemporary art and in recent films such as March of the Penguins, Happy Feet, and Grizzly Man; animals' experiences in catastrophic events such as Hurricane Katrina and the SARS outbreak; and the danger of overvaluing the role humans play in the earth's ecosystems. From Marc Bekoff's moving preface through to the last essay, Considering Animals foregrounds the frequent, sometimes uncanny, exchanges with other species that disturb our self-contained existences and bring into focus our troubled relationships with them. Written in an accessible and jargon-free style, this collection demonstrates that, in the face of species extinction and environmental destruction, the roles and fates of animals are too important to be left to any one academic discipline.

Book Considering Animals

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dr Carol Freeman
  • Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
  • Release : 2013-07-28
  • ISBN : 1409482316
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Considering Animals written by Dr Carol Freeman and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-07-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering Animals draws on the expertise of scholars trained in the biological sciences, humanities, and social sciences to investigate the complex and contradictory relationships humans have with nonhuman animals. Taking their cue from the specific 'animal moments' that punctuate these interactions, the essays engage with contemporary issues and debates central to human-animal studies: the representation of animals, the practical and ethical issues inseparable from human interactions with other species, and, perhaps most challengingly, the compelling evidence that animals are themselves considering beings. Case studies focus on issues such as animal emotion and human 'sentimentality'; the representation of animals in contemporary art and in recent films such as March of the Penguins, Happy Feet, and Grizzly Man; animals' experiences in catastrophic events such as Hurricane Katrina and the SARS outbreak; and the danger of overvaluing the role humans play in the earth's ecosystems. From Marc Bekoff's moving preface through to the last essay, Considering Animals foregrounds the frequent, sometimes uncanny, exchanges with other species that disturb our self-contained existences and bring into focus our troubled relationships with them. Written in an accessible and jargon-free style, this collection demonstrates that, in the face of species extinction and environmental destruction, the roles and fates of animals are too important to be left to any one academic discipline.

Book Considering Animals

    Book Details:
  • Author : Carol Freeman
  • Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 0754698637
  • Pages : 253 pages

Download or read book Considering Animals written by Carol Freeman and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering Animals draws on the expertise of scholars trained in the biological sciences, humanities, and social sciences to investigate the complex and contradictory relationships humans have with nonhuman animals. Taking their cue from the specific "animal moments" that punctuate these interactions, the essays engage with contemporary issues and debates central to human-animal studies: the representation of animals, the practical and ethical issues inseparable from human interactions with other species, and, perhaps most challengingly, the compelling evidence that animals are themselves considering beings. Case studies focus on issues such as animal emotion and human "sentimentality"; the representation of animals in contemporary art and in recent films such as March of the Penguins, Happy Feet, and Grizzly Man; animals' experiences in catastrophic events such as Hurricane Katrina and the SARS outbreak; and the danger of overvaluing the role humans play in the earth's ecosystems. From Marc Bekoff's moving preface through to the last essay, Considering Animals foregrounds the frequent, sometimes uncanny, exchanges with other species that disturb our self-contained existences and bring into focus our troubled relationships with them. Written in an accessible and jargon-free style, this collection demonstrates that, in the face of species extinction and environmental destruction, the roles and fates of animals are too important to be left to any one academic discipline.

Book Sentience and Animal Welfare

Download or read book Sentience and Animal Welfare written by Donald M Broom and published by CABI. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sentience – the ability to feel, perceive and experience – is central to the animal welfare debate as it raises the question of whether animals experience suffering in life and death. This book explores and answers these questions in an objective way, based on the latest research and empirical evidence. Beginning with an introduction to sentience, the book investigates why we are so interested in sentience, when, as a species, humans became sentient and how it has changed over time. The book defines aspects of sentience such as consciousness, memory and emotions, and discusses brain complexity in detail. Looking at sentience from a developmental perspective, it analyses when in an individual’s growth sentience can be said to appear and uses evidence from a range of studies investigating embryos, foetuses and young animals to form an enlightening overview of the subject. With a full chapter covering ethical decisions such as animal protection and experimentation, this book is not only an invaluable resource for researchers and students of animal welfare and biology, but also an engaging and informative read for veterinarians and the general public. Sentience – the ability to feel, perceive and experience – is central to the animal welfare debate as it raises the question of whether animals experience suffering in life and death. This book explores and answers these questions in an objective way, based on the latest research and empirical evidence. Beginning with an introduction to sentience, the book investigates why we are so interested in sentience, when, as a species, humans became sentient and how it has changed over time. The book defines aspects of sentience such as consciousness, memory and emotions, and discusses brain complexity in detail. Looking at sentience from a developmental perspective, it analyses when in an individual’s growth sentience can be said to appear and uses evidence from a range of studies investigating embryos, foetuses and young animals to form an enlightening overview of the subject. With a full chapter covering ethical decisions such as animal protection and experimentation, this book is not only an invaluable resource for researchers and students of animal welfare and biology, but also an engaging and informative read for veterinarians and the general public.

Book Chapters on Animals

Download or read book Chapters on Animals written by Philip Gilbert Hamerton and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Genesis of Animal Play

Download or read book The Genesis of Animal Play written by Gordon M. Burghardt and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scientist examines the origins and evolutionary significance of play in humans and animals.

Book Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine

Download or read book Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine written by Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises the proceedings of the various sections of the society, each with separate t.-p. and pagination.

Book The industrial self instructor and technical journal

Download or read book The industrial self instructor and technical journal written by Ward, Lock and co, ltd and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Works   of John Hunter

Download or read book The Works of John Hunter written by John Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Animals and why They Matter

Download or read book Animals and why They Matter written by Mary Midgley and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals and Why They Matter examines the barriers that our philosophical traditions have erected between human beings and animals and reveals that the too-often ridiculed subject of animal rights is an issue crucially related to such problems within the human community as racism, sexism, and age discrimination. Mary Midgley's profound and clearly written narrative is a thought-provoking study of the way in which the opposition between reason and emotion has shaped our moral and political ideas and the problems it has raised. Whether considering vegetarianism, women's rights, or the "humanity" of pets, this book goes to the heart of the question of why all animals matter.

Book Modern Geography

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  • Author : Marion Isabel Newbigin
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1911
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book Modern Geography written by Marion Isabel Newbigin and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Publications

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  • Author : Puget Sound Biological Station
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1925
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 422 pages

Download or read book Publications written by Puget Sound Biological Station and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Zoology

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  • Author : Sir Arthur Everett Shipley
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1904
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 718 pages

Download or read book Zoology written by Sir Arthur Everett Shipley and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Naturalist s Guide to the Americas

Download or read book Naturalist s Guide to the Americas written by Nature Conservancy (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Teachers College Record

Download or read book Teachers College Record written by James Earl Russell and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Handbook of Practical Treatment

Download or read book A Handbook of Practical Treatment written by John Herr Musser and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Modern Biology

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  • Author : Joseph Thomas Cunningham
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1928
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 312 pages

Download or read book Modern Biology written by Joseph Thomas Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: