David DeGrazia (Associate Professor of Philosophy at George Washi

Broschiertes Buch

Animal Rights

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

Do animals have moral rights? If so what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand their welfare? After addressing these questions, DeGrazia explores their implications in contexts such as food consumption, zoos, and research.

Autor

David DeGrazia is Associate Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is the author of Taking Animals Seriously: Mental Life and Moral Status (1996) and of numerous articles in philosophy and ethics journals He is also co-editor, with Thomas Mappes, of Biomedical Ethics (2001). Currently he is researching various topics at the intersection of personal identity theory and bioethics.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 114mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 132g
• ISBN-13: 9780192853608
• ISBN-10: 0192853600
• Artikelnr.: 21401528