The ethics of animal re-creation and modification : reviving, rewilding, restoring /

The Ethics of Animal Recreation and Modification studies philosophical and ethical issues arising from new technological possibilities to repair the loss of animal diversity. Several research groups are currently working toward re-creating extinct animals such as the woolly mammoth by the methods of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Palgrave Connect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Oksanen, Markku, 1966- (Editor), Siipi, Helena (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Basingstoke, Hampshire [UK] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	Palgrave Macmillan animal ethics series.
Subjects:	Animal diversity conservation > Moral and ethical aspects. Extinct animals > Cloning > Moral and ethical aspects. Rare animals > Breeding > Moral and ethical aspects. Endangered species > Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects. Animal genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects. Wildlife reintroduction > Moral and ethical aspects. Restoration ecology > Moral and ethical aspects. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: Towards a philosophy of resurrection science / Markku Oksanen and Helena Siipi
Can we really re-create an extinct species by cloning? : a metaphysical analysis / Julien Delord
The restorationist argument for extinction reversal / Derek Turner
What's so special about reconstructing a mammoth? : ethics of breeding and biotechnology in re-creating extinct species / Christian Gamborg
The authenticity of animals / Helena Siipi
Bioengineered domestication : 'wild pets' as species conservation? / Elisa Aaltola
From protection to restoration : a matter of responsible precaution / Anne I. Myhr and Bjørn K. Myskja
Just fake it! : public understanding of ecological restoration / Bart Gremmen
Biodiversity and the value of human involvement / Markku Oksanen
Epilogue / Helena Siipi and Markku Oksanen.