Anthrozoology Embracing Co-Existence in the Anthropocene
This groundbreaking work of both theoretical and experiential thought by two leading ecological philosophers and animal liberation scientists ventures into a new frontier of applied ethical anthrozoological studies. Through lean and elegant text, rea
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Anthrozoology Embracing Co-Existence in the Anthropocene
Anthrozoology
Michael Charles Tobias • Jane Gray Morrison
Anthrozoology Embracing Co-Existence in the Anthropocene
Michael Charles Tobias Dancing Star Foundation Los Angeles, CA, USA
Jane Gray Morrison Dancing Star Foundation Los Angeles, CA, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-45963-9 ISBN 978-3-319-45964-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-45964-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016952171 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Ecological Bifurcations Ethical and philosophical activism now confronts a multitude of ecological bifurcations—the sum total of current crisis points—the Anthropogenic, or Sixth Spasm of Extinctions in the annals of biology. What might have been characterized as a theoretical cusp has now brought to a converging panic a multitude of scientific and natural history disciplines all scrounging to wrap their minds around the accelerated truth of what the Anthropocene actually entails. The very planet is on the verge. Of what? Intuitively, many of us fear the answer, but also harbor enormous hopes for what may be possible in the days and nights to come. In this treatise, the authors are proposing a veritable revolution in comparative sentience, sapience, qualia, and biosemiospheric studies that might lend insight into what will be required to help stave off the worst of biological calamities that have been predicted and, daily, are being tabulated. It is our goal to merge interdisciplinary theoretical prospects with personal experience by offering a preliminary sketch for an overview of ethical anthrozoological studies that seeks to expand the boundaries of what is thought of as “consciousness,” “intelligence,
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