Rosalind Hursthouse

Ethics, Humans and Other Animals (eBook, ePUB)

An Introduction with Readings

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An introductory textbook on the ethics of our treatment of animals, introducing the different approaches to current ethical theory and ideally suited to those coming to philosophy and ethical problems for the first time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135199234
• Artikelnr.: 38255374

Autorenporträt

Hursthouse Rosalind is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University. She is the author of OnVirtue Ethics and editor of Virtues and Reasons.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgements 1. The utilitarian defence of animals 2.
Criticizing Singer 3. Differences between humans and animals 4. The
rights-based defence of animals 5. Midgley's approach: for and against
speciesism 6. The virtue ethics defence of animals Readings: 1. 'Equality
for Animals?' Peter Singer 2. 'The Case for Animal Rights' Tom Regan 3.
'Equality, Women and Animals' Mary Midgley 4. 'The Significance of Species'
Mary Midgley 5. 'The Moral Status of Animals' Roger Scruton 6. 'On the Side
of the Animals, Some Contemporary Philosophers' Views' RSPCA Information
Revision Test Answers to exercises Answers to revision test Bibliography
Index