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Making Game

An Essay on Hunting, Familiar Things, and the Strangeness of Being Who One Is

by (author) Peter L. Atkinson

Publisher
Athabasca University Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2009
Subjects
Hunting, General, General, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Essays
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781897425299
    Publish Date
    Jan 2009
    List Price
    $24.99

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Description

Making Game is a mixed-genre composition in which the author reflects on the philosophical and ethical implications of hunting wild game. This engaging essay is informed by the author’s significant background of scholarly engagement with the phenomenological tradition in modern philosophy.

About the author

Peter L. Atkinson received his PhD in Philosophy (1999) and his MFA in English Poetry (1993) from the University of California at Irvine. He lives in New Mexico.

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Editorial Reviews

“A bold narrative and philosophical ramble through subjects ranging from hunting, to the natures of consciousness and erotic desire, to ancient literature and philosophy, to the meaning of parenthood and family.”