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Hunting, fishing, and environmental virtue : reconnecting sportsmanship and conservation /

List, Charles J.

Hunting, fishing, and environmental virtue : reconnecting sportsmanship and conservation / Charles J. List. - 176 pages ; 23 cm

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

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.

9780870717147

2012044624


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

SK14.3 / .L57 2013

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