Leahy Against Liberation

Putting Animals in Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-134-96121-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leahy, Michael P. T.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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