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Some we love, some we hate, some we eat : why it's so hard to think straight about animals
Herzog, Hal.
New York : Harper Perennial, 2011.
Drawing on more than two decades of research into the emerging field of anthrozoology, the science of human-animal relations, Hal Herzog offers an illuminating exploration of the fierce moral conundrums we face every day regarding the creatures with thom we share our world. Alternately poignant, challenging, and laugh-out-loud funny - blending anthropology, behavioral economics, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy - this enlightening and provocative book will forever change the way we look at our relationships with other creatures and, ultimately, how we see ourselves.
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Author: | Herzog, Hal. |
| Subject: |
Human-animal relationships Interdisciplinary research |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | New York : Harper Perennial, 2011. |
| ISBN: | 9780061730856 0061730858 |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-326) and index. Introduction: why is it so hard to think straight about animals? -- Anthrozoology: the new science of human-animal interactions -- The importance of being cute: why we think what we think about creatures that don't think like us -- Pet-o-philia: why do humans (and only humans) love pets? -- Friends, foes, and fashion statements: the human-dog relationship -- "Prom queen kills first deer on sixteenth birthday": gender and the human-animal relationship -- In the eyes of the beholder: the comparative cruelty of cockfights and Happy Meals -- Delicious, dangerous, disgusting, and dead: the human-meat relationship -- The moral status of mice: the use of animals in science -- The cats in our houses, the cows on our plates: are we all hypocrites? -- The carnivorous yahoo within ourselves: dealing with moral inconsistency -- Acknowledgments -- Recommended reading -- Notes -- Index. |
| Course: |
GEC205 |
Availability at HKSYU Library
| Location | Call number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English Book (4/F) | 304.27 HER 2011 | Available |