dear colleagues, we are launching a new book on climate ethics at nyu on october 28th. please come if you are in the area. information is here: http://environment.as.nyu.edu/object/es.events.20101028.climateethicsbooklaunch
further information about the book can be found here: http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Philosophy/EthicsMoralPhilosophy/EnvironmentalEthics/~~/dmlldz11c2EmY2k9OTc4MDE5NTM5OTYxNQ== best wishes, dale ********************** Dale Jamieson Director of Environmental Studies Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy Affiliated Professor of Law Environmental Studies Program New York University 285 Mercer Street, 901 New York NY 10003-6653 Voice 212-998-5429 Fax 212-995-4157 http://philosophy.fas.nyu.edu/object/dalejamieson.html A Zen monk arrived at a roadside temple to spend the night. He spat at the statue of the Buddha and was severely reprimanded. He replied, “Where can one spit without spitting on the Buddha?”--a story told by D.T. Suzuki ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Rothman <[email protected]> Date: Friday, May 28, 2010 5:59 am Subject: [gep-ed] Dolphin uses in Japan and elsewhere To: [email protected] > Dear GEP-ED, > > Next month, The Cove will be coming out in theaters in Japan (I assume > in a somewhat limited fashion). As I am currently employed at a > university in Japan and interested in talking about this issue as part > of a unit on whaling in my international issues course, I am looking > for some additional information. I did some quick digging around the > internet and have only found two types of material: scientific reports > on mercury levels of dolphins caught around Japan and organizations > dedicated to saving dolphins from Japanese hunting. > > Basically, I am looking for more information about what happens to the > dolphins after being killed, which is somewhat missed in the movie. > There are some suggestions about food consumption in Japan, but it is > so rare to see whale in markets here and with such high mercury > content, I do not believe this could be a true primary use for > dolphin. In addition, there are some stories of nationalist party > influence or Yakuza (mafia) influence on the dolphin hunts here. Are > there any academic sources that might document such links? Although I > am particularly interested in these questions, if you have any > readings that could supplement this topic, that would be great. > > Thank you all in advance for your assistance. Feel free to respond > off the list to [email protected] or [email protected] and I > will post a complete list of all the results. > > Sincerely, > > -- > Steven B Rothman, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor, Asia Pacific Studies > Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University > 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu-City, Oita Japan > 874-8577 > > [email protected] > Home Page: http://web.me.com/psprof/ > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/psprof
