Bob Fischer

Animal Ethics

A Contemporary Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Most animal ethics intros are literature overviews, but this is a practical introduction. Empirically informed, it combines philosophy with animal sci, conservation biology, economics, ethology, law. Covers classic topics and rarer (e.g. pest control). An accessible model to doing animal ethics.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 151mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781138484436
• ISBN-10: 1138484431
• Artikelnr.: 60937056

Autorenporträt

Bob Fischer is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University. He's the editor of The Routledge Handbook of Animal Ethics (Routledge, 2020) and the author of The Ethics of Eating Animals (Routledge, 2020).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Moral Community 3. Animal Minds 4. Welfare and Death
5. Moral Theory 6. Animal Agriculture and Aquaculture 7. Production and
Consumption Ethics 8. Fishing 9. International Animal Care and Use
Committees 10. Animal Research 11. Zoos 12. Pests 13. Companion Animals 14.
Activism 15. Conclusion