{"product_id":"brute-souls-happy-beasts-and-evolution-the-historical-status-of-animals-paperback-softback-9780774811576","title":"Brute Souls, Happy Beasts, and Evolution; The Historical Status of Animals (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774811576","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBrute Souls, Happy Beasts, and Evolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Historical Status of Animals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRod Preece (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774811576\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.72 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreece argues against the naturalistic fallacy and suggests that historical, popular, and empirical issues are where one begins when establishing tenable moral beliefs. Thus he ties together the historical and moral analyses. This wise, well-written, scholarly book is filled with insights. Highly recommended. - R. Werner, Hamilton College (Choice) A book of this breadth and depth rarely comes around ... I learned a lot by reading this book. Preece's claims are well referenced ... It will be a very valuable resource for anyone interested in the complicated and frustrating interrelationships that have emerged between animals and humans. - Marc Bekoff (Quarterly Review of Biology, volume 81) In \u003cem\u003eBrute Souls,\u003c\/em\u003e Preece has shaped these findings into a very interesting and stimulating argument about the need to re-evaluate some widespread views on the historical status of animals within Western culture. Overall, this is a very interesting, well-researched book, impressive in scope and full of stimulating ideas. I recommend it to anyone concerned about the status of animals in society and about the development of ethical ideas and social justice in general.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative inquiry into the status of animals in human society from the fifth century BC to the present, Rod Preece provides a wholly new perspective on the human-animal relationship. He skillfully demonstrates that, counter to prevailing intellectual opinion, ethical attitudes toward animals are neither restricted to the twentieth century nor the result of Darwin's theory of evolution. They have been part of Western thought and culture for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his usual eloquence, Preece builds a cogent and persuasive argument, challenging current assumptions about the historical status of animals in Western civilization. He dispels the notion that animals were denied ethical consideration by Christian doctrine, refutes the claim that the Cartesian conception of animals as automata was widely embraced, and proves that \"theriophily\" -- the notion of animal superiority over humans -- was given greater credence than is commonly recognized. The exhaustive research and breadth of knowledge that Preece reveals in this book are matched by his belief in our ethical responsibilities to animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrute Souls, Happy Beasts, and Evolution\u003c\/em\u003e will be required reading for those from animal scientists to animal philosophers to animal rights activists who have an interest in the history and philosophy of animal ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 In Quest of the Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Peripatetic Souls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 A Natural History of Animal Souls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Return to Nature: The Golden Age and the Happy Beast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Theriophily Redivivus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Symbiosis: Animals as Means and as Ends\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Evolution, Chain, and Categorical Imperative\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Kinship and Evolution: The Darwinian Myth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 The Moral Status of Animals: Practical Judgment, Reasonable Partiality, and Species Needs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531053429016,"sku":"9780774811576","price":25.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/brute-souls-happy-beasts-and-evolution-the-historical-status-of-animals-paperback-softback-9780774811576","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}