{"product_id":"in-defense-of-dolphins-the-new-moral-frontier-hardback-9781405157780","title":"In Defense of Dolphins; The New Moral Frontier (Hardback) 9781405157780","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIn Defense of Dolphins\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe New Moral Frontier\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Tom White's book is a superb intellectual achievement. It combines mastery of the scientific evidence together with acute ethical analysis. It is a seminal contribution to the literature on animal ethics.\" \u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eAndrew Linzey\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDirector of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Thomas White does the research and brings the evidence for psychological complexity in dolphins to his readers in a compelling manner. Amidst the ongoing worldwide exploitation of dolphins in drive hunts and captivity he challenges all of us to rethink how we treat these beings. This wonderful and important book could not have come at a better time.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eLori Marino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Emory University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In Defense of Dolphins is a much needed look at the current status of ethics and treatment of dolphins in a variety of conditions. Dr. White reviews current research to argue that we should reanalyze and reconsider some of the treatment issues around dolphins and human activity. As research and education strives to improve our world and our treatment of the inhabitants in it, so does this extensive exploration of the issues around another intelligent species.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e–Denise Herzing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Wild Dolphin Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"‘Alien intelligence’ or ‘nonhuman person’, or...? You will never think about dolphins the same way after reading this insightful and thought-provoking new book.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eJerry R. Schubel,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePresident and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Dolphins\u003c\/i\u003e is the most important book ever written about these animals.\u003cbr\u003e This is a book that has been crying out to be produced, but one that could only be properly written now. Professor White has carefully, indeed painstakingly, taken the latest scientific research and used it to address the key questions that make the case for dolphinkind to be given 'moral standing' or 'rights'. His case is compelling and the book is both fascinating as an exercise in the systematic distillation of information, as well as its status as the key document that makes a case for the better treatment of dolphins.\u003cbr\u003e It is also highly readable and rich with remarkable insights into dolphin intelligence and behaviour.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e–Mark Simmonds,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eInternational Director of Science, WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas I. White (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405157780, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 July 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.1 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Everyone who is interested in Cetaceans and respects them has to read this book.\" (Mammalia, 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e“This humbling book is a must-read for anyone who respects cetaceans and would like to step back from preconceived anthropocentric notions to learn more about these ‘people of the sea.’” (\u003ci\u003eAnimal Welfare Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Thought-provoking … very readable and well laid out … (White) raises some important issues regarding the way we view other species.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversities Federation for Animal Welfare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“White is a distinguished, well-published philosopher…His book is clearly written, carefully reasoned, and easily read. Summing Up: Highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHave humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Dolphins\u003c\/i\u003e combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, to advocate for their ethical treatment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourages a reassessment of the human-dolphin relationship, arguing for an end to the inhuman treatment of dolphins\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an expert philosopher with almost twenty-years of experience studying dolphins\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines up-to-date research supporting the sophisticated cognitive and emotional capacities of dolphins with entertaining first-hand accounts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the serious questions of intelligent life, ethical treatment, and moral obligation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngaging and thought-provoking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrologue: Why does a philosopher study dolphins?. \u003cp\u003e1. Dolphins: The Philosophical Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Anatomy and Physiology of Living in the Water.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Do Dolphins Think and Feel?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Can Dolphins Solve Problems and Understand Language?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Dolphin Social Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. What Kind of Beings are Dolphins?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Ethics and Human\/Dolphin Contact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437779218712,"sku":"9781405157780","price":69.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405157780.jpg?v=1784939744","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/in-defense-of-dolphins-the-new-moral-frontier-hardback-9781405157780","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}