James V. Parker

Broschiertes Buch

Animal Minds, Animal Souls, Animal Rights

Beschreibung

This book explores the thinking of philosophers and theologians about controversies concerning animal consciousness and animal rights. The special contribution of the book is a presentation of Bernard Lonergan's theory about consciousness and the operations of the mind. The author tests this theory against present-day research with apes.

Autor

James V. Parker, Ph.D., retired professor of philosophy and theology, worked with biomedical scientists for seventeen years as public information officer at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. He co-authored The Animal Research War (Macmillan, 2007), and published several articles on animal rights in popular magazines and peer-reviewed journals, including Science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 251g
• ISBN-13: 9780761851776
• ISBN-10: 0761851771
• Artikelnr.: 29758994