Wildlife, Technology, and Ethics

For the month of January, The Community Library welcomes writer and philosophy professor Christopher J. Preston to the Writer-in-Residence program at the historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House in Ketchum. Preston visited the library in December 2023 to discuss his book Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think About Animals, and now returns to work on new projects in central Idaho.
“Christopher’s work spans wildlife and rewilding, technology, and climate change,” says Martha Williams, the library’s director of programs and education. “His writing probes some of the greatest questions and challenges of our time with curiosity and an openness to the possibilities of the future.”
On Thursday, January 9 at 5:30 p.m., Preston and Williams will be in conversation at the Library in a program that’s free and open to the public. Registration is recommended, and the event will be livestreamed and recorded.
“We’ll discuss the Anthropocene, wildlife recovery and ecological restoration, and the ethical dimensions of emerging science and technology,” says Williams, “which Christopher beautifully examines in a style that is remarkably accessible and inviting.”
Christopher J. Preston is a writer and philosophy professor based in Missoula, Montana. His essays have appeared in The Atlantic, Sierra, Smithsonian Magazine, Discover, Orion, The Conversation, the Wall Street Journal, and The BBC.
Event and press inquiries can be directed to Martha Williams, Director of Programs and Education at (208) 806-2621 or mwilliams@comlib.org.