Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 209 g
Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 139 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 209 g
ISBN: 978-0-231-13423-1
Verlag: COLUMBIA UNIV PR
Animals obviously cannot have a right of free speech or a right to vote because they lack the relevant capacities. But their right to life and to be free of exploitation is no less fundamental than the corresponding right of humans, writes Julian H. Franklin. This theoretically rigorous book will reassure the committed, help the uncertain to decide, and arm the polemicist.
Franklin examines all the major arguments for animal rights proposed to date and extends the philosophy in new directions. Animal Rights and Moral Philosophy begins by considering the utilitarian argument of equal respect for animals advocated by Peter Singer and, even more favorably, the rights approach that has been advanced by Tom Regan. Despite their merits, both are found wanting as theoretical foundations for animal rights. Franklin also examines the ecofeminist argument for an ethics of care and several rationalist arguments before concluding that Kant's categorical imperative can be expanded to form a basis for an ethical system that includes all sentient beings. Franklin also discusses compassion as applied to animals, encompassing Albert Schweitzer's ethics of reverence for life. He concludes his analysis by considering conflicts of rights between animals and humans.
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Franklin examines all the major arguments for animal rights proposed to date and extends the philosophy in new directions. Animal Rights and Moral Philosophy begins by considering the utilitarian argument of equal respect for animals advocated by Peter Singer and, even more favorably, the rights approach that has been advanced by Tom Regan. Despite their merits, both are found wanting as theoretical foundations for animal rights. Franklin also examines the ecofeminist argument for an ethics of care and several rationalist arguments before concluding that Kant's categorical imperative can be expanded to form a basis for an ethical system that includes all sentient beings. Franklin also discusses compassion as applied to animals, encompassing Albert Schweitzer's ethics of reverence for life. He concludes his analysis by considering conflicts of rights between animals and humans.
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Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Ethik und Recht
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik
Weitere Infos & Material
PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Peter Singer and Utilitarianism2. Regan on Animal Rights3. Animal Rights and Kant4. Animal Rights and Post-Kantian Rationalism5. Animal Rights and Compassion6. Conflict of Rights and EnvironmentalismAppendix 1. Animal ConsciousnessAppendix 2. Biomedical Testing and Use of AnimalsNotesBibliographyIndex
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