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Love You to Death: Tale of Two Japanese Seals

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  • Kumi Kato

    (The University of Queensland)

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The recent two cases related to seals in Japan illustrate the nature of the “values” created for animals in today’s societies: one that appeared in a river in Tokyo and gained a national pop star fame, the other supposedly extinct Japanese seal re-gaining an endangered status. This paper argues that the contrast of these cases exemplifies the images and values of nature are created, and the “wilderness” becomes over-romanticised and idealised as societies become further removed from the biosphere. This questions the meaning of the intrinsic value of nature—can it be totally free from our social needs and vested interest; is a truly bio-centric perspective possible? The paper suggests the irrelevance of the eco-centric- anthropocentric dichotomy to today’s social contexts where complex socio-cultural, economic, political issues are interwoven.

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  • Kumi Kato, 2004. "Love You to Death: Tale of Two Japanese Seals," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 24(3), pages 147-151, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:24:y:2004:i:3:d:10.1007_s10669-005-6048-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s10669-005-6048-x
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