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Author:

List, Charles J. (Charles James)

Title:

Hunting, fishing, and environmental virtue : reconnecting sportsmanship and conservation / Charles J. List.

Publisher:

Oregon State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

176 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Hunting--Philosophy.
Fishing--Philosophy.
Hunting--Moral and ethical aspects.
Fishing--Moral and ethical aspects.
Environmental ethics.
Nature conservation--Philosophy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-168) and index.

Contents:

Part One. Philosophy and Field Sports -- The Sportsman Thesis -- From Beginner to Expert -- Choosing Character Enriching Activities -- Part Two. Environmental Virtues and Field Sports -- From Gentlemen to Conservationists -- The Biotic Good -- Environmental Virtues -- Part Three. Problems for the Sportsman Thesis -- The Substitution Problem -- Sport Hunting and Fishing -- A Code for Field Sports -- Part Four. Implications for the Future of Field Sports -- Field Sports and Civic Virtue -- Money and Politics -- Sportsman Education -- Attitudes about Game and Wildlife -- Conflicting Visions of Outdoor Recreation -- The Sportsman Myth.

ISBN:

0870717146 (alkaline paper)
9780870717147 (alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)823041716

LCCN:

2012044624

Locations:

USUX851 -- ISU Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Ankeny Campus Library-Des Moines Area Community College (Ankeny)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College, Wilder Library (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)