Animal Ethics and the Nonconformist Conscience

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-96405-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 343 g

Reihe: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

Argues that debates about animal ethics draw on the linguistic resources of the prevailing culture
Offers a compelling analysis of the religious shaping of contemporary animal discourse
Uses primary sources to demonstrate the enduring influence of "nonconformist conscience" throughout time

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sampson, Philip J.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Ethik und Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 - Speaking of animals.- Chapter 2 - Animals, language and ethics.- Chapter 3 - A modern story of animal advocacy.- Chapter 4 - Innovation and religious discourses.- Chapter 5 - Creation: what on earth are animals for?.- Chapter 6 - Fall: animal suffering and human agency.-Chapter 7 - Redemption: hope, love and restoration.- Chapter 8 - A persistent language.- Chapter 9 - Nonconformist bricolage.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Philip Sampson is a fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, UK. His previous publications include Faith and Modernity (1997); Six Modern Myths (2001); and contributions to several edited volumes on animal ethics and philosophy.