Introduction
The book “Entangled Empathy: An Alternative Ethic for Our Relationships with Animals" by Lori Gruen provides a precise view of the nature of ethics in regard to the treatment of animals. In the book, Gruen presents empathy as an important tool for conflict resolution amongst animals and humans as well as within the human relationships. The presentation involves a critique of the way scientists have approached the observation of animals in the past. This has been defined as a detached approach which Gruen points out as a major limiting factor for their ability to understand the different behaviors of ...