Jim is interested in virtue ethics and American pragmatism, and he continues to research and write in the areas of animal ethics and the philosophy and morality of hunting. His research in all of these areas involves questions about the ethics of belief and epistemic responsibility.
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Smith, Christian A., James A. Tantillo, Benjamin Hale, Daniel J. Decker, Ann B. Forstchen, Emily F. Pomeranz, T. Bruce Lauber, Michael V. Schiavone, Kipp Frohlich, Patrick E. Lederle, R. Joseph Benedict, Jeremy Hurst, Richard King, William F. Siemer, Meghan S. Baumer. 2024. “A Practical Framework for Ethics Assessment in Wildlife Management Decision‐Making.” Journal of Wildlife Management, 88(1, January): https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22502
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Tantillo, James A. 2017. “A Damnable Pleasure: Sport Hunting as Tragic Play.” God, Nimrod, and the World: Exploring Christian Perspectives on Sport Hunting, eds. Bracy V. Hill III and John B. White. Sports and Religion Series, series editor Joseph L. Price (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press), pp. 376-393.
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Lauber, T. Bruce, Barbara A. Knuth, James A. Tantillo, and Paul D. Curtis. 2007. “The Role of Ethical Judgments Related to Wildlife Fertility Control.” Society and Natural Resources, 20 (2): 119-133.
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Baer, Richard A., Jr., James A. Tantillo, Gregory E. Hitzhusen, Karl E. Johnson, and James R. Skillen. 2006. “From Delight to Wisdom: 30 Years of Teaching Environmental Ethics at Cornell.” Teaching Environmental Ethics, ed. Clare Palmer (Boston: Brill), 148-159.
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Tantillo, James A. 2006. “Killing Cats and Killing Birds: An Overview of Philosophical Issues Involving Feral Cats and Wildlife.” Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, Fifth Edition, ed. John R. August (Philadelphia: Elsevier), 701-708.
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Tantillo, James A. 2001. “Sport Hunting, Eudaimonia, and Tragic Wisdom.” Philosophy in the Contemporary World 8 (2): 101-112.