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The Ethics of Captivity (Hardcover)
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The Ethics of Captivity (Hardcover)
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In the United States roughly 2 million people are incarcerated;
billions of animals are held captive (and then killed) in the food
industry every year; hundreds of thousands of animals are kept in
laboratories; thousands are in zoos and aquaria; millions of "pets"
are captive in our homes. Surprisingly, despite the rich ethical
questions it raises, very little philosophical attention has been
paid to questions raised by captivity.
Though conditions of captivity vary widely for humans and for other
animals, there are common ethical themes that imprisonment raises,
including the value of liberty, the nature of autonomy, the meaning
of dignity, and the impact of routine confinement on physical and
psychological well-being. This volume brings together scholars,
scientists, and sanctuary workers to address in fifteen new essays
the ethical issues captivity raises. Section One contains chapters
written by those with expert knowledge about particular conditions
of captivity and includes discussion of how captivity is
experienced by dogs, whales and dolphins, elephants, chimpanzees,
rabbits, formerly farmed animals, and human prisoners. Section Two
contains chapters by philosophers and social theorists that reflect
on the social, political, and ethical issues raised by captivity,
including discussions about confinement, domestication, captive
breeding for conservation, the work of moral repair, dignity and an
ethics of sight, and the role that coercion plays.
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