In recent years, scientific advances in our understanding of animal
minds have led to major changes in how we think about, and treat,
animals in zoos and aquariums. The general public, it seems, is
slowly coming to understand that animals like apes, elephants, and
dolphins have not just brains, but complicated inner and social
lives, and that we need to act accordingly. Yet that realization
hasn't yet made its presence felt to any great degree in our most
intimate relationship with animals: at the dinner table. Sure,
there are vegetarians and vegans all over, but at the same time,
meat consumption is up, and meat remains a central part of the
culinary and dining experience for the majority of people in the
developed world. With Personalities on the Plate, Barbara King asks
us to think hard about our meat eating though this isn't a polemic
intended to convert readers to veganism. What she is interested in
is why we've not drawn food animals into our concern, and, as part
of that, just what we do know about the minds and lives of
chickens, cows, octopuses, fish, and more. Rooted in the latest
science, and built on a mix of firsthand experience (including
entomophagy, which, yes, is what you think it is) and close
engagement with the work of scientists, farmers, vets, and chefs,
Personalities on the Plate is an unforgettable journey through the
world of animals we eat. Knowing what we know and what we may yet
learn what is the proper ethical stance toward eating meat? What
are the consequences for the planet? How can we life an ethically
and ecologically sound life through our food choices? We could have
no better guide to these fascinatingly thorny questions than King,
whose deep empathy embraces human and animal alike. Readers will be
moved, provoked, and changed by this powerful book.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2017 |
| Authors: |
Barbara J. King
|
| Dimensions: |
162 x 237 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-19518-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-226-19518-X |
| Barcode: |
9780226195186 |
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