David DeGrazia (Washington DC George Washington University)

Taking Animals Seriously

Mental Life and Moral Status

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Transcending jejune debates focused on utilitarianism versus rights, this book offers a fresh methodological approach with specific and constructive conclusions about our treatment of animals. It could be used in courses on animal ethics and bioethics, and will be of interest to professionals as well as general readers concerned about animal welfare.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9780521567602
• ISBN-10: 0521567602
• Artikelnr.: 21530567

Inhaltsangabe

1. A short primer on animal ethics
2. The coherence model of ethical justification
3. Animals' moral status and the issue of equal consideration
4. Motivation and methods for studying animal minds
5. Feelings
6. Desires and beliefs
7. Self-awareness, language, moral agency, and autonomy
8. The basics of well-being across species
9. Back to animal ethics.