M. Oksanen & H. Siipi 
The Ethics of Animal Re-creation and Modification 
Reviving, Rewilding, Restoring

Would it be cool to see woolly mammoth alive one day? Disappeared species have always fascinated the human mind. A new discussion of using genomic technologies to reverse extinction and to help in conservation has been sparked. This volume studies the question philosophically.

Table of Content

Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Toward the Philosophy of Resurrection Science; Markku Oksanen and Helena Siipi 1. Can We Really Re-create an Extinct Species by Cloning? A Metaphysical Analysis; Julien Delord 2. The Restorationist Argument for Extinction Reversal; Derek Turner 3. What’s So Special about Reconstructing a Mammoth? Ethics of Breeding and Biotechnology in Re-creating Extinct Species; Christian Gamborg 4. Authencity of Animals; Helena Siipi 5. Bioengineered Domestication: ‘Wild Pets’ as Species Conservation?; Elisa Aaltola 6. From Protection to Restoration: A Matter of Responsible Precaution; Anne I. Myhr and Bjørn K. Myskja 7. Just Fake It! Public Understanding of Ecological Restoration; Bart Gremmen 8. Biodiversity and the Value of Human Involvement; Markku Oksanen Epilogue; Helena Siipi and Markku Oksanen Index

About the author

Elisa Aaltola, University of Eastern Finland Julien Delord, Toulouse, France Christian Gamborg, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Bart Gremmen, Wageningen University, the Netherlands Anne Ingeborg Myhr, GenØk – Centre for Biosafety in Tromsø, Norway Bjørn K. Myskja, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Derek Turner, Connecticut College in New London, USA