Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 486 g
Reihe: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, and Law
Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 486 g
Reihe: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, and Law
ISBN: 978-0-231-17514-2
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Beating Hearts maintains that sentience, or the ability to have subjective experiences, grounds a being's entitlement to moral concern. The authors argue that nearly all human exploitation of animals is unjustified. Early abortions do not contradict the sentience principle because they precede fetal sentience, and Beating Hearts explains why the mere potential for sentience does not create moral entitlements. Late abortions do raise serious moral questions, but forcing a woman to carry a child to term is an unequivocal form of labor exploitation. These ethical explorations lead to a wider discussion of the strategies deployed by the pro-life and animal-rights movements. Should legal reforms precede or follow attitudinal changes? Do gory images win over or alienate supporters? Is violence ever principled? By probing the connections between debates about abortion and animal rights, Beating Hearts uses each highly contested set of questions to shed light on the other.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Abtreibung, Geburtenkontrolle: Soziale & Ethische Themen
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Two Movements, One Set of IssuesPart I: Ethics1. Sentience or Species?2. The Necessity Defense3. Reproductive Servitude4. Death Versus SufferingPart II: Movements5. Strategy6. Graphic Images7. ViolenceConclusionNotesIndex