Kazez Animalkind

What We Owe to Animals
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1556-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series

By exploring the ethical differences between humans and animals,Animalkind establishes a middle ground betweenegalitarianism and outright dismissal of animal rights.
* A thought-provoking foray into our complex and contradictoryrelationship with animals
* Advocates that we owe each animal due respect
* Offers readers a sensible alternative to extremism by speakingof respect and compassion for animals, not rights
* Balances philosophical analysis with intriguing facts andengaging tales

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kazez, Jean

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Wondering in Alaska.
Part I: Before.
1. The Myth of Consent
2. The Order of Things.
Part II: The Nature of the Beast.
3. Animal Consciousness.
4. Dumb Brutes?
Part III: All Due Respect.
5. The Lives of Animals.
6. Caveman Ethics.
Part IV: Moral Disorders.
7. Going, Going, Wrong.
8. Science and Survival.
Part V: Next.
9. Vanishing Animals.
10. The Endless Story.
Annotated Sources.
Acknowledgments.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Jean Kazez teaches philosophy at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She is the author of The Weight of Things: Philosophy and the Good Life (Blackwell, 2007) and has written about ethics, religion, happiness, and the arts for several magazines.