{"product_id":"9781405157780","title":"In Defense of Dolphins The New Moral Frontier","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Public Philosophy Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIn Defense of Dolphins\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe New Moral Frontier\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThomas I. White\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\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 \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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405157780\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310781100172,"sku":"9781405157780","price":94.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405157780_070bae0e-60e0-4791-8b33-55e688cf8f69.jpg?v=1780174035","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405157780","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}