springer.com
Popular Science : Popular Science in Nature and Environment
Tobias, Michael Charles, Morrison, Jane Gray Anthrozoology Embracing Co-Existence in the Anthropocene
Proposes a revolution in comparative sentience studies through a pioneering singular treatise Opens the fast emerging field of anthrozoology through a radical yet accessible work Incorporates photographs taken by Tobias, Morrison and colleagues throughout the world Draws on multiple disciplines and on-the-ground research in nearly 80 countries This groundbreaking work of both theoretical and experiential thought by two leading ecological philosophers and animal liberation scientists ventures into a new frontier of applied Springer ethical anthrozoological studies.Through lean and elegant text, readers will learn that human 1st ed. 2017, XXII, 338 p. interconnections with other species and ecosystems are severely endangeredpreciselybecause 1st 135 illus., 131 illus. in color. we lack - by our evolutionary self-confidence - the verycoherencethat is everywhere around us edition abundantly demonstrated. What our species has deemed to be superior is, according to Tobias and Morrison, the cumulative result of a tragically tenuous argument predicated on the brink of our species’ self-destruction, giving rise to a most unique proposition: We either recognize the Printed book miracle of other sentient intelligence, sophistication, and genius, or risk enshrining the shortest Hardcover lived epitaph of any known vertebrate in earth’s 4.1 billion years of life. Tobias and Morrison draw on 45 years of research in fields ranging from ecological anthropology, animal protection Printed book and comparative ethics to literature and spirituality - and beyond. They deploy research in Hardcover animal and plant behavior, biocultural heritage contexts from every continent and they bring to ISBN 978-3-319-45963-9 bear a deeply metaphysical array of perspectives that set this book apart from any other. The £ 49,99 | CHF 65,00 | 54,99 € | book departs from most work in such fields as animal rights, ecological aesthetics, comparative 60,49 € (A) | 58,84 € (D) ethology or traditional animal and plant behaviorist work, and yet it speaks to readers with an Available interest in those fields. A deeply provocative book of philosophical premises and hypotheses Discount group from two of the world’s most influential ecological philosophers, this text is likely to stir Springer Trade (T) uneasiness and debate for many decades to come. Product category Popular science Order online at springer.com/booksellers Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH Other renditions Customer Service Softcover Tiergartenstrasse 15-17 ISBN 978-3-319-45965-3 69121 Heidelberg Softcover Germany ISBN 978-3-319-83409-2 T: +49 (0)6221 345-4301 [email protected]
Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted. Americas: Tax will be added where applicable. Canadian residents please add PST, QST or GST. Please add $5.00 for shipping one book and $ 1.00 for each additional book. Outside the US and Canada add $ 10.00 for first book, $5.00 for each additional book. If an order cannot be fulfilled within 90 days, payment will be refunded upon request. Prices are payable in US currency or its equivalent.
ISBN 978-3-319-45963-9 / BIC: PDZ / SPRINGER NATURE: SCQ16000 Part of