|
![]() |
|||
|
||||
Awards
OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rod PreecePublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9780774807258ISBN 10: 0774807253 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 26 October 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Denigration of the West 1 Advocacy Scholarship 2 Beastliness and Brutality 3 Animals All? 4 Rationalism 5 Alienation from Nature 6 From the Great Chain of Being to the Theory of Evolution 7 Aboriginal and Oriental Harmony with Nature 8 Gaea and the Universal Spirit Notes Select Bibliography IndexReviewsNo previous book offers nearly the breadth of Preece's erudite multidisciplinary work. A unique and valuable book, strongly recommended. -- W.P. Hogan * Choice * A new and surprising religious target, native Indian spirituality, is discovered in this groundbreaking book by Rod Preece. -- Douglas Todd * Vancouver Sun * 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 * Georgia Straight * No previous book offers nearly the breadth of Preece's erudite multidisciplinary work. A unique and valuable book, strongly recommended. -- W.P. Hogan Choice 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 Georgia Straight An incredibly detailed documentation of western theory and practice of humanity's relationship with nature and especially with animals. -- Diane Baltaz Canadian Forum A new and surprising religious target, native Indian spirituality, is discovered in this groundbreaking book by Rod Preece. -- Douglas Todd Vancouver Sun A new and surprising religious target, native Indian spirituality, is discovered in this groundbreaking book by Rod Preece. -- Douglas Todd Vancouver Sun No previous book offers nearly the breadth of Preece's erudite multidisciplinary work. A unique and valuable book, strongly recommended. -- W.P. Hogan Choice 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 Georgia Straight An incredibly detailed documentation of western theory and practice of humanity's relationship with nature and especially with animals. -- Diane Baltaz Canadian Forum Author InformationRod 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |