What Philosophy Can Tell You about Your Cat

By Steven D. Hales

Book Overview

What ethical obligations do people have to cats? Are cats more rational than humans? What can cats teach humans about evolutionary psychology? In this fascinating collection of articles, 18... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812696522
• ISBN13: 9780812696523
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A series of chatty yet insightful articles

Libraries strong in either popular philosophy applications or pets will find What Philosophy Can Tell You About Your Cat a winner: it analyzes the deep emotional impact on our lives cats can hold, offering vignettes ranging from insights on cat health care routines and issues to definitions of cruelty, cats in the afterlife, and more. A series of chatty yet insightful articles lets non-philosophers move easily from feline ownership to the world of philosophical reflection.