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Nathan Kowalsky 
Hunting – Philosophy for Everyone 
In Search of the Wild Life

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Hunting – Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of
readings from academics and non-academics alike that move beyond
the ethical justification of hunting to investigate less
traditional topics and offer fresh perspectives on why we hunt.

* The only recent book to explicitly examine the philosophical
issues surrounding hunting

* Shatters many of the stereotypes about hunting, forcing us to
rethink the topic

* Features contributions from a wide range of academic and
non-academic sources, including both hunters and non-hunters
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Table of Content

Foreword: Hunting as Philosophy Professor xii
David Petersen

Acknowledgments xvi
Nathan Kowalsky

Picking Up the Trail: An Introduction to Hunting – Philosophy for Everyone 1
Nathan Kowalsky

Part I The Good, The Bad, and The Hunter 9

1 Taking a Shot: Hunting in the Crosshairs 11
Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza

2 But They Can’t Shoot Back: What Makes Fair Chase Fair? 23
Theodore R. Vitali

3 A Shot in the Dark: The Dubious Prospects of Environmental Hunting 33
Lisa Kretz

4 Hunting Like a Vegetarian: Same Ethics, Different Flavors 45
Tovar Cerulli

5 What You Can’t Learn from Cartoons: Or, How to Go Hunting After Watching Bambi 56
Gregory A. Clark

Part II The Hunter’s View of the World 67

6 Hunting for Meaning: A Glimpse of the Game 69
Brian Seitz

7 Getting By with a Little Help from My Hunter: Riding to Hounds in English Foxhound Packs 80
Alison Acton

8 Tracking in Pursuit of Knowledge: Teachings of an Algonquin Anishinabe Bush Hunter 93
Jacob Wawatie and Stephanie Pyne

9 Living with Dead Animals? Trophies as Souvenirs of the Hunt 107
Garry Marvin

Part III Eating Nature Naturally 119

10 The Carnivorous Herbivore: Hunting and Culture in Human Evolution 121
Valerius Geist

11 The Fear of the Lord: Hunting as if the Boss is Watching 134
Janina Duerr

12 Hunting: A Return to Nature? 149
Roger J. H. King

13 The Camera or the Gun: Hunting through Different Lenses 161
Jonathan Parker

14 Flesh, Death, and Tofu: Hunters, Vegetarians, and Carnal Knowledge 171
T. R. Kover

Part IV The Antler Chandelier: Hunting in Culture, Politics, and Tradition 185

15 The Sacred Pursuit: Reflections on the Literature of Hunting 187
Roger Scruton

16 Big Game and Little Sticks: Bowmaking and Bowhunting 198
Kay Koppedrayer

17 Going to the Dogs: Savage Longings in Hunting Art 210
Paula Young Lee

18 The New Artemis? Women Who Hunt 225
Debra Merskin

19 Off the Grid: Rights, Religion, and the Rise of the Eco-Gentry 239
James Carmine

Notes on Contributors 252

About the author

Editor
NATHAN KOWALSKY is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, St. Joseph’s College, University of Alberta.

Series Editor
FRITZ ALLHOFF is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 280 ● ISBN 9781444327700 ● File size 4.1 MB ● Editor Nathan Kowalsky ● Publisher John Wiley & Sons ● Published 2010 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2594657 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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