Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone

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.

"Kowalsky's book does a fine job in showing why there are good reasons to keep hunting in high esteem, to learn a great deal from it about human biology and culture, and to eat hunted meat." (About.com, 25 October 2011) "Recommended. Academic and general library collections, all levels." (Choice, 1 March 2011)"If you don't mind having your convictions challenged or your viewpoint broadened this book should be on your reading list." (Alberta Outdoorsmen, 1 May 2011)"Just as you always see something new, even if you've walked that forest a hundred times before, certain essays can give you a glimpse of something you hadn't seen or thought of before. Some of the essays are even down-right fun to read." (Primitive Archer Magazine, January 2011)"Nathan Kowalsky provides a forum of diverse ideas and voices about "hunting" that ensemble, becomes the most recent attempt that I am aware of at showcasing serious writers on the "topic." Most of these essays are written with an intelligent audience in mind, although the reader need not be a philosopher."( The Trumpeter, 1 December 2010)"It does provide fresh perspectives by both academic and non academic authors on a variety of hunting topics such as hunting in culture, politics and tradition; the relationship of hunting to nature and human nature and the hoary old topic of hunting ethics... In my opinion, I found it the most refreshing book of its kind that I have read in years." (AFRICAN INDABA, November 2008)"Presenting all these diverse views in one relatively small book, a mere 258 pages, is a vision implemented, without which, most readers invested in learning more about hunting, would sorely miss if they knew their want". (Book Review , 1 December 2010).There's a really fine essay by the biologist Valerius Geist on how hunting has played a significant role in human development. Kay, my wife, contributed an essay on bow-hunting with self-made equipment. There are other essays on the human-animal relationship, even a few comparing hunting to vegetarianism. Lots of other provocative pieces." (Leather Wall, September 2010)"If you're interested in sharpening your thinking skills on the subject of hunting, I've got a great new book for you: Hunting - Philosophy for Everyone: In Search of the Wild Life." (NorCal Cazadora, October 2010)"Featuring contributions from a wide range of academic and non-academic sources, including both hunters and nonhunters, this book is for general readers, especially those who hunt ("Hunting for Meaning: A Glimpse of the Game"), as well as self-professed "foodies" and vegetarians." (Fishing and Outdoors Newspaper, October 2010)

• Foreword: Hunting as Philosophy Professor xiiDavid PetersenAcknowledgments xviNathan KowalskyPicking Up the Trail: An Introduction to Hunting – Philosophy for Everyone 1Nathan KowalskyPart I The Good, The Bad, and The Hunter 91 Taking a Shot: Hunting in the Crosshairs 11Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza2 But They Can’t Shoot Back: What Makes Fair Chase Fair? 23Theodore R. Vitali3 A Shot in the Dark: The Dubious Prospects of Environmental Hunting 33Lisa Kretz4 Hunting Like a Vegetarian: Same Ethics, Different Flavors 45Tovar Cerulli5 What You Can’t Learn from Cartoons: Or, How to Go Hunting After Watching Bambi 56Gregory A. ClarkPart II The Hunter’s View of the World 676 Hunting for Meaning: A Glimpse of the Game 69Brian Seitz7 Getting By with a Little Help from My Hunter: Riding to Hounds in English Foxhound Packs 80Alison Acton8 Tracking in Pursuit of Knowledge: Teachings of an Algonquin Anishinabe Bush Hunter 93Jacob Wawatie and Stephanie Pyne9 Living with Dead Animals? Trophies as Souvenirs of the Hunt 107Garry MarvinPart III Eating Nature Naturally 11910 The Carnivorous Herbivore: Hunting and Culture in Human Evolution 121Valerius Geist11 The Fear of the Lord: Hunting as if the Boss is Watching 134Janina Duerr12 Hunting: A Return to Nature? 149Roger J. H. King13 The Camera or the Gun: Hunting through Different Lenses 161Jonathan Parker14 Flesh, Death, and Tofu: Hunters, Vegetarians, and Carnal Knowledge 171T. R. KoverPart IV The Antler Chandelier: Hunting in Culture, Politics, and Tradition 18515 The Sacred Pursuit: Reflections on the Literature of Hunting 187Roger Scruton16 Big Game and Little Sticks: Bowmaking and Bowhunting 198Kay Koppedrayer17 Going to the Dogs: Savage Longings in Hunting Art 210Paula Young Lee18 The New Artemis? Women Who Hunt 225Debra Merskin19 Off the Grid: Rights, Religion, and the Rise of the Eco-Gentry 239James CarmineNotes on Contributors 252