Nature - General & Miscellaneous, Nature, Philosophy of, Animals - General & Miscellaneous, Animal Rights, Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Applied - Environmental, Civilization - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
In this book, Rod Preece takes issue with the popular but simplistic view that the Western cultural tradition has encouraged attitudes of domination and exploitation toward the natural world, particularly animals. He contends that the much-maligned Western tradition has far more to commend it than is customarily recognized, and that the much-vaunted Oriental and Aboriginal orientations to animals and nature have habitually been described in a misleadingly rosy hue. The product of six years of intensive research into comparative religion, literature, philosophy, anthropology, mythology, ethnology, and animal welfare science, Animals and Nature will make fascinating reading for anyone interested in cultural, environmental, and animal welfare issues.Editorials
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Preece (political science, Wilfrid Laurier U.) takes issue with the popular but simplistic view that the Western cultural tradition has encouraged attitudes of domination and exploitation toward the natural world, particularly animals. He contends that Western tradition has far more to commend it than is customarily recognized, and that the much-vaunted Oriental and Aboriginal orientations to animals and nature have been habitually described in a misleadingly rosy hue. He concludes that both the West and the Oriental and Aboriginal worlds have much to learn from one another. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)Book Details
Published
June 30, 1999
Publisher
Vancouver : UBC Press, 1999.
Pages
336
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780774807241