Zoos - A Philosophical Tour (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	K. Lee
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	174
Edition:	2005 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-8624-5
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Zoos & wildlife parks Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	1-4039-8624-X
Barcode:	9781403986245

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