Animal studies : an introduction /

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"Animal studies is a growing interdisciplinary field that incorporates scholarship from public policy, sociology, religion, philosophy, and many other areas. In essence, it seeks to understand how humans study and conceive of other-than-human animals, and how these conceptions have changed over...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Waldau, Paul (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Animals (Philosophy)
Animal welfare > Philosophy.
Animal behavior > Study and teaching.
Animal rights.
Animal Rights
Animaux (Philosophie)
Animaux > Droits.
NATURE > Animal Rights.
Djurskydd.
Etologi.
Djurrätt.
Ethics & moral philosophy.
Social & political philosophy.
Religion & science.
Animals & society.
Agricultural law.
Zoology & animal sciences.
Social & cultural anthropology.
Social welfare & social services.
Society.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Opening doors
  • Through open doors : the challenges of history, culture, and education
  • Science, politics, and other animals
  • Early twenty-first-century animal studies : three cutting edges
  • Animals in the creative arts
  • Animals in philosophy
  • Comparative studies : legal systems, religions, and cultures
  • Animals and modern social realities
  • The special roles of anthropology, archaeology, and geography
  • Telling the larger story
  • Marginalized humans and other animals
  • The question of leadership : getting beyond pioneers and leaders to individual choices
  • The future of animal studies.

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