Reviews
"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." ( Le a ther 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)
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
