This groundbreaking work of both theoretical and experiential thought by two leading ecological philosophers and animal liberation scientists ventures into a new frontier of applied ethical anthrozoological studies.ampampampnbspThrough lean and elegant text readers will learn that human interconnections with other species and ecosystems are severely endangeredampampampnbsppreciselyampampampnbspbecause we lack by our evolutionary selfconfidence the veryampampampnbspcoherenceampampampnbspthat is everywhere around us abundantly demonstrated. What our species has deemed to be superior is according to Tobias and Morrison the cumulative result of a tragically tenuous argument predicated on the brink of our species selfdestruction giving rise to a most unique proposition We either recognize the miracle of other sentient intelligence sophistication and genius or risk enshrining the shortest lived epitaph of any known vertebrate in earths 4.1 billion years of life.Tobias and Morrison draw on 45 years of research in fields ranging from ecological anthropology animal protection and comparative ethics to literature and spirituality and beyond. They deploy research in animal and plant behavior biocultural heritage contexts from every continent and they bring to bear a deeply metaphysical array of perspectives that set this book apart from any other.