{"product_id":"in-defense-of-dolphins-the-new-moral-frontier-hardcover","title":"In Defense of Dolphins: The New Moral Frontier - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas I. White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Dolphins\u003c\/i\u003e combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, to advocate for their ethical treatment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourages a reassessment of the human-dolphin relationship, arguing for an end to the inhuman treatment of dolphins\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an expert philosopher with almost twenty-years of experience studying dolphins\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines up-to-date research supporting the sophisticated cognitive and emotional capacities of dolphins with entertaining first-hand accounts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the serious questions of intelligent life, ethical treatment, and moral obligation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngaging and thought-provoking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? This timely and important book considers the answers and implications, and encourages humans to reconsider our treatment of the species with which we share the earth. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thought-provoking account, White relies on his more than fifteen year journey to understand the nature of dolphins, an odyssey that took him from the classroom to the center of the ocean. With a growing body of research supporting the sophisticated cognitive and emotional capacities of dolphins, important questions concerning their ethical treatment have arisen. Rich with engaging first-hand accounts, \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Dolphins\u003c\/i\u003e combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest research on dolphin intelligence and social behavior, making a strong case for improving the moral status of dolphins, and advocating an end to their inhumane treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas I. White\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D. is the Hilton Professor of Business Ethics and Director of the Center for Ethics and Business at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. He is also the Scientific Advisor to the Wild Dolphin Project in Jupiter, Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Columbia University in 1974, and he taught at Upsala College and Rider University in New Jersey before moving to California. In addition to numerous scholarly articles on a variety of philosophical topics, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eRight and Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Ethics and Men and Women at Work\u003c\/i\u003e (with Katherine Kearney). Since 1990, he has observed and assisted with the research of Dr. Denise Herzing of the Wild Dolphin Project, a marine scientist who has been studying a community of wild Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas for more than 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.19 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53011165086003,"sku":"9781405157780","price":152.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/6p0W3I3a4k9781405157780.webp?v=1769763251","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/in-defense-of-dolphins-the-new-moral-frontier-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}