Pets, People, and Pragmatism

by Erin McKenna

Book Overview

Pets, People, and Pragmatism examines human relationships with pets without assuming that such relations are either benign or unnatural and to be avoided. The book addresses a lack of respect in pet-people relationships; for respectful relationships to be a real possibility, however, humans must make the effort to understand the beings with whom we live, work, and play.

American pragmatism understands that humans and other animal beings have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823251144
• ISBN13: 9780823251148
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"