Lori Gruen

Ethics and Animals

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book reflects on our ethical obligations and responsibilities to other animals, encouraging readers to engage with the philosophical issues at stake.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9780521888998
• ISBN-10: 0521888999
• Artikelnr.: 31759613

Autorenporträt

Lori Gruen teaches Philosophy and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University in Connecticut where she also directs the Ethics in Society project. She has published widely on topics in practical ethics and animal ethics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Why animals matter
2. The natural and the normative
3. Eating animals
4. Experimenting with animals
5. Dilemmas of captivity
6. Animals in the wild
7. Action for Animals.

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1. Why animals matter; 2. The natural and the normative; 3. Eating animals; 4. Animal research; 5. Dilemmas of captivity; 6. Animals in the wild; 7. Protecting animals.

Rezensionen

'Ethics and Animals is a work of exceptional clarity and intelligence, and it is hard to imagine how it could be surpassed as a concise introduction to the competing philosophical approaches that underpin contemporary animal protection.' Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO, The Humane Society of the United States