Morality's Progress: Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature by

Description: Morality's Progress by Dale Jamieson Moralitys Progress is the summation of nearly three decades of work by a leading figure in environmental ethics and bioethics. The twenty-two papers here are diverse, but together tell a unified story about various aspects of the morality of our relationships to animals and to nature. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This volume is the summation of nearly three decades of work by a leading figure in environmental ethics and bioethics. The 22 papers are diverse, but together tell a unified story about various aspects of the morality of our relationships to animals and to nature. Jamiesons direct and accessible essays aim to convince sceptics that thinking about these relations offers great intellectual reward, and his work here sets a challenging, controversial agenda for the future. Author Biography Dale Jamieson is Henry R. Luce Professor in Human Dimensions of Global Change at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota. Table of Contents Preface1: Moralitys Progress2: Is Applied Ethics Worth Doing?3: Great Apes and the Human Resistance to Equality4: Science, Knowledge, and Animal Minds5: On Aims and Methods of Cognitive Ethology (with Marc Bekoff)6: Cognitive Ethology at the End of Neuroscience7: Pain and the Evolution of Behaviour8: On the Ethics of the Use of Animals in Science (with Tom Regan)9: Experimenting on Animals: A Reconsideration10: Ethics and the Study of Animal Cognition (with Marc Bekoff)11: Against Zoos12: Zoos Revisited13: Wild/Captive and Other Suspect Dualisms14: Animal Liberation is an Environmental Ethic15: Ecosystem Health: Some Preventive Medicine16: Values in Nature17: The City Around Us18: Ethics, Public Policy, and Global Warming19: Global Environmental Justicw20: Discourse and Moral Responsibility in Biotechnical Communication21: Sustainability and Beyond22: Afterword: Child of the SixtiesBibliographyIndex Review Jamiesons book challenges both the philosopher and the non-philosopher to explore what is involved in a consistent set of beliefs about how humans relate to animals and nature. He often shows that this consistency takes us to conclusions that many of us will be uncomfortable with... All of his articles, two of which he has co-authored with Marc Bekoff and one with Tom Regan, exhibit a commendable clarity of writing, close argumentation and an accessible style... Whether or not we fully agree with him on what constitutes moralitys progress, his book certainly constitutes progress in our understanding of morality. Biology and Philosophy [Jamiesons] chapter-two defense of applied ethics is the best anywhere. Every philosopher should read it ... profound and thought-provoking insights ... Because Jamiesons book relies on his rich understanding of a wealth of literature, he is able to bring new arguments for animal liberation out of old texts that others may have misread or left unread ... Still another strength is Jamiesons witty, common-sensical, and accessible prose ... because of his blend of philosophical argument, insight, and good prose, Jamiesons volume is one to be enjoyed by students, philosophy professors, animal-rights activists, and thoughtful policymakers. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Dale Jamieson has produced ground-breaking work over several decadesJamiesons work constitutes a significant contribution to both the theory and practice of environmental ethics. Hallvard Lillehammer, Studies in History and Philosophy of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Jamiesons style of philosophical analysiscombines commonsense thinking and rigid philosophical analysis and is scientifically informedhis philosophical essays are exceptionally accessible to and interesting for philosophers and non-philosophers alike. In brief, what one may expect of environmental ethics at its best. Markuu Oksanen, Environmental Values Long Description Moralitys Progress is the summation of nearly three decades of work by a leading figure in environmental ethics and bioethics. The twenty-two papers here are invigoratingly diverse, but together tell a unified story about various aspects of the morality of our relationships to animals and to nature. Jamiesons direct and accessible essays will convince sceptics that thinking about these relations offers great intellectual reward, and his work here sets a challenging, controversial agenda for the future. Review Quote Jamiesons style of philosophical analysiscombines commonsense thinking and rigid philosophical analysis and is scientifically informedhis philosophical essays are exceptionally accessible to and interesting for philosophers and non-philosophers alike. In brief, what one may expect of environmental ethics at its best. Feature Dale Jamiesons best work in one volumeDirect, provocative, and engagingAccessible to anyone interested in ethical questions about animals and the environmentFree-standing essays, but forming a systematic worldview Details ISBN0199251444 Author Dale Jamieson Short Title MORALITYS PROGRESS Language English ISBN-10 0199251444 ISBN-13 9780199251445 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2002 Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations bibliography, index Affiliation Carleton College Subtitle Essays on Humans, Other Animals, and the Rest of Nature UK Release Date 2002-11-07 AU Release Date 2002-11-07 NZ Release Date 2002-11-07 Illustrator Qu Lan Edited by Jean Orsoni Birth 1927 Death 1851 Position Senior Lecturer Qualifications PhD Pages 396 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2002-11-07 Alternative 9780199251452 DEWEY 170 Audience Professional & Vocational Imprint Oxford University Press We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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