| Zoos: A Philosophical Tour 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Lee, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 140398624X ISBN-13: 9781403986245 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: In this book, Keekok Lee asks the question, "what is an animal, and how does our treatment of it within captivity affect its status as a "being"?" This ontological treatment marks the first such approach in looking at animals in captivity. Engaging with the moral questions of zoo-keeping (is it morally justified to keep a wild animal in captivity?) as well as the ontological (what is it that we conserve in zoos after all? A wild animal or its shadow?), Lee develops her own original hypothesis, centred around the concept of "immuration"--defining this in contrast to domestication--and thereby provides a unique addition to the growing body of work on animal ethics. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Nature | Animal Rights |
| Dewey: 590.73 |
| LCCN: 2005051356 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.85 lbs) 174 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In this book, Keekok Lee asks the question, 'what is an animal, and how does our treatment of it within captivity affect its status as a being ?' This ontological treatment marks the first such approach in looking at animals in captivity. Engaging with the moral questions of zoo-keeping (is it morally justified to keep a wild animal in captivity?) as well as the ontological (what is it that we conserve in zoos after all? A wild animal or its shadow?), Lee develops her own original hypothesis, centred around the concept of 'immuration' - defining this in contrast to domestication - and thereby provides a unique addition to the growing body of work on animal ethics. |