Zoos

A Philosophical Tour

K. Lee

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Palgrave Macmillan
22 November 2005

Ethics & moral philosophy; Animals & society; Zoos & wildlife parks

In this book, Keekok Lee asks the question, 'what is an animal, and how does our treatment of it within captivity affect its status as a being ?' This ontological treatment marks the first such approach in looking at animals in captivity. Engaging with the moral questions of zoo-keeping (is it morally justified to keep a wild animal in captivity?) as well as the ontological (what is it that we conserve in zoos after all? A wild animal or its shadow?), Lee develops her own original hypothesis, centred around the concept of 'immuration' - defining this in contrast to domestication - and thereby provides a unique addition to the growing body of work on animal ethics.

By: K. Lee
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: 2005 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9781403986245
ISBN 10: 140398624X
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 22 November 2005
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Introduction What Does the Public Find in Zoos? Animals in the Wild? Wild Animals in Captivity: Is this an Oxymoron? De-Contextualised and Re-Contextualised Lifestyle Dislocation and Re-Location Suspension of Natural Evolution Domestication and Immuration Biotic Artefacts Justifications Deemed Serious Justifications Deemed Frivolous Philosophy and Policy Conclusion Appendix: Environmental Enrichment or Enrichment Notes References and Select Bibliography Index

KEEKOK LEE is currently Visiting Chair in Philosophy at the Institute for Environment, Philosophy and Public Policy, Lancaster University, UK. Her research interests include environmental philosophy, philosophy of technology, and the relationship between the environment and technology from the ontological perspective. Published works include Philosophy and Revolutions in Genetics (2002), The Natural and the Artefactual (1999) and Social Philosophy and Ecological Scarcity (1989).

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'The book is timely addition to growing body of philosophical literature on animals and moral dimensions of conservation.' - Markku Oksanen, Department of Philosophy, University of Kuopio, Finland

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