Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 426 g
Putting Animals in Perspective
Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 426 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-10316-9
Verlag: Routledge
The Western world is currently gripped by an obsessive concern for the rights of animals - their uses and abuses. In this book, Leahy argues that this is a movement based upon a series of fundamental misconceptions about the basic nature of animals.
This is a radical philosophical questioning of prevailing views on animal rights, which credit animals with a self-consciousness like ours. Leahy's conclusions have implications for issues such as bloodsports, meat eating and fur trading.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction 1.The Utilitarian Beginnings 2.R G Frey: The Case Against Animals 3.Three Contributions From Tom Regan 4.The Historical Perspective: Aristotle to Darwin 5.Ludwig Wittgenstein: Language-Games and Primitive Beings 5.What Animals Are: Consciousness, Perception, Autonomy, Language 6.Against Liberation: The Ethical Dimension 7.Chapters of Discontent: Eating, Experimenting, Zoos, Bloodsports Notes Bibliography Index
