Resurrecting Extinct Species

Provides an up-to-date and accessible philosophical analysis of the ethics of de-extinction

Expands enquiry from case studies to broader philosophical questions

Challenges conventional attitudes towards the concept of authenticity and questions generalisations about de-extinction to offer a nuanced exploration of the topic

Autorentext

Douglas Campbell is Philosophy Lecturer at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and completed his PhD at the University of Arizona, USA. With a background in biology, he has worked as a wildlife warden and conservationist. His research interests include philosophy of mind, philosophical logic, epistemology and metaphysics. His work on de-extinction has included public lectures, conference presentations, and academic journal articles.

Patrick Michael Whittle, who holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, is a freelance writer and journalist based in Christchurch, New Zealand. As well as writing about science, politics and environmental issues (including de-extinction) at both a popular and academic level, he has worked in universities and educational establishments in New Zealand, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Wildlife Conservation in a Brave New World.- Chapter 2. Backbreeding: From Cow to Auroch.- Chapter 3: From Elephant to Mammoth by Coning and Genetic Engineering.- Chapter 4. Bringing back birds: passenger pigeons and huia.- Chapter 5. Resurrecting Neanderthals: De-extinction at the ethical limit.- Chapter 6. Mammoth or pseudo-mammoth? The authenticity question.- Chapter 7. Arguments For and Against De-extinction.- Chapter 8. Why, Which, When, and How: the ethics of de-extinction.