Defending animals, disappointing people : an ecofeminist approach / Karen S. Emmerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emmerman, Karen S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecofeminism.

Veganism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 268 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

"Defending Animals, Disappointing Peopleoffers a ground-breaking exploration of what happens when caring deeply about animals places us in conflict with the people we love. Drawing on care ethics and relational philosophy, Karen S. Emmerman develops relational vegan ecofeminism, a framework that takes animals’ moral standing seriously while also acknowledging the emotional, cultural, and familial stakes woven into human traditions. Rather than treating veganism as a simple matter of ethical prioritization, Emmerman shows that refusing a grandmother’s lovingly prepared chicken soup, or rejecting a family hunting tradition, carries profound relational weight. These moments produce “moral remainders” of lingering hurt, regret, or estrangement that persists even when we make the best ethical choice. Through richly contextual analysis, Emmerman argues that ethical life requires more than clear principles: it requires relational moral attention, a practice of empathy, repair, curiosity, and mutual recognition. Balancing philosophical rigor with narrative warmth, the book illuminates the tensions, grief, and possibilities at the heart of living ethically in a speciesist world. Defending Animals, Disappointing Peoplesets out a hopeful yet honest path for navigating both inter-animal and intra-cultural conflicts – one that neither abandons animals nor dismisses the humans with whom we form our deepest connections."-- Title details screen.

Contents:

Part 1 : Theorizing interanimal conflicts of interest

Interests, special relations, and context : approaches to interanimal conflicts of interest

Relational vegan ecofeminism

Part 2 : Applying relational vegan ecofeminism

Animals, food, and cultural traditions : a fully contextualized bowl of chicken soup

The buck (killing) stops here : contextualizing recreational hunting

No zoo for you! vegan families in a speciesist world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781350435377

OCLC:

1597388901