Meditations on HuntingThis is the classic treatise on hunting, written by Spain's leading philosopher of the 20th century. Reprinted with permission from Scribner, this edition features handsome new illustrations. The author explains the reason why humans hunt, as well as the ethics of hunting. |
Contents
Translators Preface | 11 |
Introduction | 15 |
Foreword | 21 |
Hunting as Diversion | 27 |
Hunting and Happiness | 33 |
Polybius and Scipio AEmilianus | 45 |
The Essence of Hunting | 55 |
The Scarcity of Game | 67 |
Suddenly We Hear the Sound of Barking | 83 |
The Ethics of Hunting | 95 |
Hunting and Reason | 109 |
Vacations from the Human Condition | 119 |
The Hunterthe Alert Man | 135 |
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