The End of Captivity?: A Primate's Reflections on Zoos, Conservation, and Christian Ethics - Couverture rigide

York, Tripp

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ISBN 10 : 1498236529 ISBN 13 : 9781498236522

Editeur : Cascade Books, 2015

Synopsis

In The End of Captivity?, Tripp York addresses how we talk about the good of other animals in light of a stark impossibility: their freedom from us. While all of us in the animal (and plant) kingdom are interdependent upon one another, humans are unique in that we are the only animals who keep other animals captive. We keep animals in zoos, sanctuaries, circuses, conservatories, aquariums, research facilities, slaughterhouses, and on our farms and in our homes. York asks what such forms of captivity say about us, and how animal captivity shapes what we imagine to be the purpose of other animals. What does the fact that elephants, tigers, and horses perform in circuses say about how we see the world? What does the reality of zoological parks say about the people who create, support, decry, protest, and patronize them? How important is wildlife conservation for the good of the earth? What does "who" we put on our plate say about how we understand the theological role of other animals? These are just a few questions York tackles as he weaves through the convoluted politics surrounding the captive animals in our midst.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Tripp York teaches at Virginia Wesleyan College in Virginia Beach, VA. He is the author and editor of eleven books. He spends much of his free time surfing, reading comics, and debating the all-important merits of the 1980's American Hardcore scene.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cascade Books
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498236529
• ISBN 13: 9781498236522
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 158
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible