sound conservation practice, arguments for or against hunting succeed only to the extent that they are part of a comprehensive environmental ethic which serves as a foundation for better personal and political decisions regarding the environment. Wood concludes that the arguments in favour of hunting are generally sound, and thus hunting is justified. However, because some of the arguments against hunting contain kernels of truth some limitations on hunting are vindicated.Liberty is a prima facie good, thus restrictions on individual liberty require justification. Laws are being passed which restrict hunting. In order to understand whether these restrictions are justified, one should be familiar with the moral arguments for and against hunting. The importance of this work lies not primarily in the originality of its arguments but in its style and comprehensive content. Wood has written a book that is easily accessible to interested lay persons and professional philosophers alike -this is important since the vast majority of the people deciding hunting's future are non-philosophers. In addition, Wood's book is comprehensive, presenting in a single volume a sampling of most of the arguments for and against hunting thus far presented in philosophy journals and books. Accordingly, The Delights and Dilemmas of Hunting is an important work that deserves a place on the bookshelves of any person who hopes to make an educated personal choice about whether to hunt, and a political choice concerning whether hunting ought to be restricted.
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