Pleasurable Kingdom
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Pleasurable Kingdom
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Author : Jonathan Balcombe
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2006-05-02
Pleasurable Kingdom written by Jonathan Balcombe and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-02 with Science categories.
The recognition of animal pain and stress, once controversial, is now acknowledged by legislation in many countries, but there is no formal recognition of animals' ability to feel pleasure. Pleasurable Kingdom is the first book for lay-readers to present new evidence that animals--like humans--enjoy themselves. It debunks the popular perception that life for most is a continuous, grim struggle for survival and the avoidance of pain. Instead it suggests that creatures from birds to baboons feel good thanks to play, sex, touch, food, anticipation, comfort, aesthetics, and more. Combining rigorous evidence, elegant argument and amusing anecdotes, leading animal behavior researcher Jonathan Balcombe proposes that the possibility of positive feelings in creatures other than humans has important ethical ramifications for both science and society.
The Philosophy Of Pleasure
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Author : Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-06-03
The Philosophy Of Pleasure written by Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-03 with Philosophy categories.
The experience of pleasure, alongside pain, is a primary element of human life. It rules our instincts and desires for food, sex and avoiding various forms of harm. Crucial to psychological and social well-being, it has preoccupied philosophers from Aristotle to John Stuart Mill and plays a fundamental role in moral and ethical theory, especially utilitarianism. More recently, it has become a central subject for psychologists, biologists and neuroscientists. Yet it remains an elusive and deceptively difficult concept. What is pleasure? How does it differ from happiness? Should we value pleasure? Should we value only pleasure? Which theories of pleasure are most plausible? In this rigorous and comprehensive introduction to the topic, Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek unpacks and assesses these questions and many more, including: The history of pleasure from ancient China, India and Greece to modern times Pleasure, sensation, feeling and consciousness What scientific research reveals about the nature of pleasure – can pleasure be measured scientifically? "Higher" and "lower" pleasures The relation between happiness and pleasure Pleasure and pain Pleasure and animals Pleasure as an ultimate good and the relation between pleasure and rationality. The Philosophy of Pleasure: An Introduction is essential reading for students of ethics and political philosophy, and also suitable for those studying related disciplines such as psychology, politics and sociology.
The Exultant Ark
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Author : Jonathan Peter Balcombe
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2011-05-09
The Exultant Ark written by Jonathan Peter Balcombe and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-09 with Nature categories.
Nature documentaries often depict animal life as a grim struggle for survival, but this visually stunning book opens our eyes to a different, more scientifically up-to-date way of looking at the animal kingdom. In more than one hundred thirty striking images, The Exultant Ark celebrates the full range of animal experience with dramatic portraits of animal pleasure ranging from the charismatic and familiar to the obscure and bizarre. These photographs, windows onto the inner lives of pleasure seekers, show two polar bears engaged in a bout of wrestling, hoary marmots taking time for a friendly chase, Japanese macaques enjoying a soak in a hot spring, a young bull elk sticking out his tongue to catch snowflakes, and many other rewarding moments. Biologist and best-selling author Jonathan Balcombe is our guide, interpreting the images within the scientific context of what is known about animal behavior. In the end, old attitudes fall away as we gain a heightened sense of animal individuality and of the pleasures that make life worth living for all sentient beings.
The Universal Magazine Of Knowledge And Pleasure
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1768
The Universal Magazine Of Knowledge And Pleasure written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1768 with English literature categories.
Universal Magazine Of Knowledge And Pleasure
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language : en
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Release Date : 1796
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God Invites You To Enjoy The Pleasure Of His Company
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Author : Judy Warpole
language : en
Publisher: WestBowPress
Release Date : 2013-07-29
God Invites You To Enjoy The Pleasure Of His Company written by Judy Warpole and has been published by WestBowPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-29 with Religion categories.
You have an invitation from God! You are invited to enjoy the pleasure of His company! If your RSVP is I accept, you will enjoy the pleasure that comes from being with God; the pleasure of talking and listening to each other; the pleasure of being in His family; the pleasure of knowing more about Him; the pleasure of wanting what He wants; the pleasure of giving and receiving; the pleasure of a loving relationship when you are wrong; the pleasure of a loving relationship when you are right; the pleasure of facing pressures of all kinds together; and the pleasure of thanking Him for His company. Find a quiet place to be alone with Him. Sit a spell, and read on. It will be a delightful time!
Second Nature
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Author : Jonathan Balcombe
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2010-03-16
Second Nature written by Jonathan Balcombe and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-16 with Science categories.
For centuries we believed that humans were the only ones that mattered. The idea that animals had feelings was either dismissed or considered heresy. Today, that's all changing. New scientific studies of animal behavior reveal perceptions, intelligences, awareness and social skills that would have been deemed fantasy a generation ago. The implications make our troubled relationship to animals one of the most pressing moral issues of our time. Jonathan Balcombe, animal behaviorist and author of the critically acclaimed Pleasurable Kingdom, draws on the latest research, observational studies and personal anecdotes to reveal the full gamut of animal experience—from emotions, to problem solving, to moral judgment. Balcombe challenges the widely held idea that nature is red in tooth and claw, highlighting animal traits we have disregarded until now: their nuanced understanding of social dynamics, their consideration for others, and their strong tendency to avoid violent conflict. Did you know that dogs recognize unfairness and that rats practice random acts of kindness? Did you know that chimpanzees can trounce humans in short-term memory games? Or that fishes distinguish good guys from cheaters, and that birds are susceptible to mood swings such as depression and optimism? With vivid stories and entertaining anecdotes, Balcombe gives the human pedestal a strong shake while opening the door into the inner lives of the animals themselves.
The Universal Magazine Of Knowledge And Pleasure
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1748
The Universal Magazine Of Knowledge And Pleasure written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1748 with Great Britain categories.
Ethical And Political Approaches To Nonhuman Animal Issues
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Author : Andrew Woodhall
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-08-28
Ethical And Political Approaches To Nonhuman Animal Issues written by Andrew Woodhall and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-28 with Philosophy categories.
This book offers ethical and political approaches to issues that nonhuman animals face. The recent ‘political turn’ in interspecies ethics, from ethical to political approaches, has arisen due to the apparent lack of success of the nonhuman animal movement and dissatisfaction with traditional approaches. Current works largely present general positions rather than address specific issues and principally rely on mainstream approaches. This book offers alternative positions such as cosmopolitan, libertarian, and left humanist thought, as well as applying ethical and political thought to specific issues, such as experimentation, factory farming, nonhuman political agency, and intervention. Presenting work by theorists and activists, insights are offered from both ethics and politics that impact theory and practice and offer essential considerations for those engaging in interspecies ethics within the political turn era.
The Moral Rights Of Animals
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Author : Mylan Engel
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2016-03-16
The Moral Rights Of Animals written by Mylan Engel and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-16 with Philosophy categories.
Edited by Mylan Engel Jr. and Gary Lynn Comstock, this book employs different ethical lenses, including classical deontology, libertarianism, commonsense morality, virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and the capabilities approach, to explore the philosophical basis for the strong animal rights view, which holds that animals have moral rights equal in strength to the rights of humans, while also addressing what are undoubtedly the most serious challenges to the strong animal rights stance, including the challenges posed by rights nihilism, the “kind” argument against animal rights, the problem of predation, and the comparative value of lives. In addition, contributors explore the practical import of animal rights both from a social policy standpoint and from the standpoint of personal ethical decisions concerning what to eat and whether to hunt animals. Unlike other volumes on animal rights, which focus primarily on the legal rights of animals, and unlike other anthologies on animal ethics, which tend to cover a wide variety of topics but only devote a few articles to each topic, this volume focuses exclusively on the question of whether animals have moral rights and the practical import of such rights. The Moral Rights of Animals will be an indispensable resource for scholars, teachers, and students in the fields of animal ethics, applied ethics, ethical theory, and human-animal studies, as well as animal rights advocates and policy makers interested in improving the treatment of animals.