A Critical Analysis of Hunters’ Ethics

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ID11265795
AuthorsBrian Luke (0000-0003-3077-662X), Brian T Luke (0000-0002-2777-7376, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume19
Issue1
Pages25-44
Publication date1997-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Ethics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-4275 • E-ISSN: 2153-7895
PublisherPhilosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5840/enviroethics199719137
OpenAlexW1980152138
LanguageEN
Citations received16

I analyze the “Sportsman’s Code,” arguing that several of its rules presuppose a respect for animals that renders hunting a prima facie wrong. I summarize the main arguments used to justify hunting and consider them in relation to the prima facie case against hunting entailed by the sportsman’s code. Sport hunters, I argue, are in a paradoxical position—the more conscientiously they follow the code, the more strongly their behavior exemplifies a respect for animals that undermines the possibilities of justifying hunting altogether. I consider several responses, including embracing the paradox, renouncing the code, and renouncing hunting

Applied philosophy · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Political science · Prima facie · Sociology · Computer Science · Doping in Sports · Law · Philosophy · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

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