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Rod Preece - Animals and Nature: Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities - 9780774807241 - V9780774807241
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Animals and Nature: Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities

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Description for Animals and Nature: Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities Hardback. "No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations." -- From the book Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.

“No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations.” – From the book

Western conceptions of objectivity and individuality have resulted in a readier appreciation of the worth of the animals and nature than has been recognized. This provocative book takes issue with the popular view that the Western cultural tradition, in contrast to Eastern and Aboriginal traditions, has encouraged attitudes of domination and exploitation towards nature, particularly animals.

Preece argues that the Western tradition has much to commend it, and that descriptions of Aboriginal and Oriental orientations have ... Read more

Animals and Nature is the result of six years’ intensive study into comparative religion, literature, philosophy, anthropology, mythology and animal welfare science.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774807241
SKU
V9780774807241
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Rod Preece
Rod Preece teaches in the Department of Political Science at Wilfried Laurier University. He is the author of Animal Welfare, Human Values and Brute Souls, Happy Beasts, and Evolution (UBC Press, 2005).

Reviews for Animals and Nature: Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities
An incredibly detailed documentation of western theory and practice of humanity’s relationship with nature and especially with animals.
Diane Baltaz
Canadian Forum
Preece is a scholar of enormous intellect who makes the long-overdue case that western civilization need look no further than its own myths and traditions to justify the ethical treatment of animals.
Terry Glavin ... Read more

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