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Author:   Alexander Schwab
Publisher:   Merlin Unwin Books
Imprint:   Merlin Unwin Books
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9781913159733

ISBN 10:   1913159736
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   23 November 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 7 Why didn’t I spare you this? 11 The Ethics of Angling: Henry Cholmondeley-Pennell (1870) 16 Chapter 1. Milestones of FFP-science and debate 27 Publish pain or pain will perish 34 Believers and sceptics 37 The consensus: Fish Feel Pain (FFP) 40 A fish called Rudy Rainbow 41 My body is my brain? 44 We haven’t got the brain for it! 49 Beam me up, Scotty 58 Chapter 2. Some Philosophical Definitions 61 Animal liberation: pain-centred 63 Animal rights: rights-centred 66 Animal protection and animal welfare 67 Paradise now! 72 Completely bananas! 74 Chapter 3. Breaking Down Barriers Between Humans and Animals 87 The trap of personhood 89 I am perfectly happy to be an ape 91 Animal rights are conservation wrongs 92 Aliens on our own planet 96 There is no such thing as a cruelty-free lunch 98 Moral supremacy 102 Look on the bright side 104 The sanctimonious side 105 The dark side 106 Winners and losers 109 Out of an abundance of caution 112 Chapter 4. Taking Stock After 20 Years 115 The manifesto: the emperor’s new clothes 123 2 + 2 = 5 126 Chapter 5. ‘Wherever The Trout Are, It’s Beautiful.’ 131 Truth is old hat? 134 Sister act 136 Is beauty legal? 137 The quest for beauty 141 Chapter 6. How Do You Communicate With Fish? 143 The lens of beauty: business 147 The lens of beauty: joie de vivre 151 The lens of beauty: aesthetic experience 152 TV and reality 153 Nice to have: culture 156 Beauty boosters 160 Chapter 7. The End is Nigh 167 Think globally, act locally? 169 What did the fish say when it hit the wall? 172 Natural stupidity and artificial intelligence 177 You can’t make an omelette … 179 Buy your licence and abide by the rules! 181 There is only one truth and one law 181 Your fishing boat is a battlecruiser 183 Chapter 8 Fish Feel Pain? The Scientists’ 10-Point Response 191

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Alexander Schwab grew up in Switzerland and was ­awarded a Masters Degree in philosophy and history at ­Aberdeen University. His main interests are all aspects of fishing, hunting and mushrooming. He now lives in New Zealand and when not mushrooming, fishing or hunting, he is thinking or writing about them.

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