{"product_id":"language-ethics-and-animal-life-niklas-forsberg-9781628922363","title":"Language, Ethics and Animal Life","description":"A number of factors-new research into human and animal consciousness, a heightened awareness of the methods and consequences of intensive farming, and modern concerns about animal welfare and ecology-have made our relationship to animals an area of burning interest in contemporary philosophy. Utilizing methods inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein, the contributors to this volume explore this area in a variety of ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopics discussed include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* scientific vs. non-scientific ways of describing human and animal behaviour\u003cbr\u003e* the ethics of eating particular animal species\u003cbr\u003e* human nature, emotions, and instinctive reactions\u003cbr\u003e* responses of wonder towards the natural world\u003cbr\u003e* the moral relevance of literature\u003cbr\u003e* the concept of dignity\u003cbr\u003e* the question of whether non-human animals can use language\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be of great value to anyone interested in philosophical and interdisciplinary issues concerning language, ethics and humanity's relation to animals and the natural world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Niklas Forsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628922362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628922363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Niklas Forsberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939403956479,"sku":"9781628922363","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5301a12a-633f-438a-a9d3-7eeffe3d671a.jpg?v=1681441290","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-ethics-and-animal-life-niklas-forsberg-9781628922363","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}