Zoos

KEEKOK LEE is currently Visiting Chair in Philosophy at the Institute for Environment, Philosophy and Public Policy, Lancaster University, UK. Her research interests include environmental philosophy, philosophy of technology, and the relationship between the environment and technology from the ontological perspective. Published works include Philosophy and Revolutions in Genetics (2002), The Natural and the Artefactual (1999) and Social Philosophy and Ecological Scarcity (1989).

• Acknowledgements Introduction What Does the Public Find in Zoos? Animals in the Wild? Wild Animals in Captivity: Is this an Oxymoron? De-Contextualised and Re-Contextualised Lifestyle Dislocation and Re-Location Suspension of Natural Evolution Domestication and Immuration Biotic Artefacts Justifications Deemed Serious Justifications Deemed Frivolous Philosophy and Policy Conclusion Appendix: Environmental Enrichment or Enrichment Notes References and Select Bibliography Index

'The book is timely addition to growing body of philosophical literature onanimals and moral dimensions of conservation.' - Markku Oksanen, Department of Philosophy, University of Kuopio, Finland