This book distinguishes itself from much of the polemical literature on these issues by offering the most judicious and well-balanced account yet available of animals' moral standing, and related questions concerning their minds and welfare. Transcending jejune debates focused on utilitarianism...

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Main Author:	DeGrazia, David (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1996
Subjects:	Ethik Animal welfare / Moral and ethical aspects Animal psychology Bewusstsein Tierethik Tiere
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	This book distinguishes itself from much of the polemical literature on these issues by offering the most judicious and well-balanced account yet available of animals' moral standing, and related questions concerning their minds and welfare. Transcending jejune debates focused on utilitarianism versus rights, the book offers a fresh methodological approach with specific and constructive conclusions about our treatment of animals. David DeGrazia provides the most thorough discussion yet of whether equal consideration should be extended to animals' interests, and examines the issues of animal minds and animal well-being with an unparalleled combination of philosophical rigor and empirical documentation. His book is an important contribution to the field of animal ethics and will be read with special interest by all philosophers teaching such courses, as well as biologists, those professionally involved with animals, and general readers concerned about animal welfare
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 302 pages)
ISBN:	9781139172967
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781139172967