Author: Gary L. Francione
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231526695
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 289
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Gary L. Francione is a law professor and leading philosopher of animal rights theory. Robert Garner is a political theorist specializing in the philosophy and politics of animal protection. Francione maintains that we have no moral justification for using nonhumans and argues that because animals are property or economic commodities laws or industry practices requiring "humane" treatment will, as a general matter, fail to provide any meaningful level of protection. Garner favors a version of animal rights that focuses on eliminating animal suffering and adopts a protectionist approach, maintaining that although the traditional animal-welfare ethic is philosophically flawed, it can contribute strategically to the achievement of animal-rights ends. As they spar, Francione and Garner deconstruct the animal protection movement in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and elsewhere, discussing the practices of such organizations as PETA, which joins with McDonald's and other animal users to "improve" the slaughter of animals. They also examine American and European laws and campaigns from both the rights and welfare perspectives, identifying weaknesses and strengths that give shape to future legislation and action.
Author: Carl Cohen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847696635
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Do all animals have rights? Is it morally wrong to use mice or dogs in medical research, or rabbits and cows as food? How ought we resolve conflicts between the interests of humans and those of other animals? Philosophical inquiry is essential in addressing such questions; the answers given must have enormous practical importance. Here for the first time in the same volume, the animal rights debate is argued deeply and fully by the two most articulate and influential philosophers representing the opposing camps. Each makes his case in turn to the opposing case. The arguments meet head on: Are we humans morally justified in using animals as we do? A vexed and enduring controversy here receives its deepest and most eloquent exposition.
Author: Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198034735
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Cass Sunstein and Martha Nussbaum bring together an all-star cast of contributors to explore the legal and political issues that underlie the campaign for animal rights and the opposition to it. Addressing ethical questions about ownership, protection against unjustified suffering, and the ability of animals to make their own choices free from human control, the authors offer numerous different perspectives on animal rights and animal welfare. They show that whatever one's ultimate conclusions, the relationship between human beings and nonhuman animals is being fundamentally rethought. This book offers a state-of-the-art treatment of that rethinking.
Author: Marna A. Owen
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761340823
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Provides information about animal rights, examines the current controversy, and includes opinions and perspectives for both sides of the debate.
Author: Tom Regan
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520054608
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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THE argument for animal rights, a classic since its appearance in 1983, from the moral philosophical point of view. With a new preface.
Author: Tom Regan
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252026119
Category : Animal rights
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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He puts the issue of animal rights in historical context, drawing parallels between animal rights activism and other social movements, including the anti-slavery movement in the nineteenth century and the gay-lesbian struggle today. He also outlines the challenges to animal rights posed by deep ecology and ecofeminism to using animals for human purposes and addresses the ethical dilemma of the animal rights advocate whose employer uses animals for research."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Eugene C. Hargrove
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791409343
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Reprints 11 articles and chapters of books that document the environmental ethics view of the animal-rights movement, exploring whether animal welfare considerations can provide a basis for an environmental ethic. Offered as a view of wildlife to complement (and challenge at times) the animal-rights literature, which focuses on domestic animals and subjects of experiments. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Paul Waldau
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019973996X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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A survey of animal rights issues addresses a variety of topics surrounding research animals, companion animals, wild animals, work animals, and animals used for food, as well as discussing the animal rights movement and its key figures and organizations.
Author: Tyler Stevenson
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1534565000
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Animals have alternately been considered pests, food, workers, test subjects, and, as is becoming increasingly common, companions. This begs the question: What rights should animals have? Through engaging text featuring annotated quotes from experts, readers learn about the changing role of animals and the ensuing changing attitudes of people toward how animals should be treated. Detailed charts, engaging sidebars, and relevant statistics provide an in-depth education regarding the history and ramifications, both legal and societal, of animal rights. Readers are also encouraged to think critically to form an opinion on the actions and tactics of different animal rights organizations.
Author: Robert Garner
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349251763
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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This book, written by leading academics and activists, examines the development of animal rights over the past two decades and asks where the issue goes from here. The contributions cover animal rights philosophy, strategies of the animal rights movement, the treatment of animals in specific contexts and the political arena within which animal advocates must operate. The unifying theme is provided by an emerging debate about the future direction of the animal protection movement, and, in particular, about the utility of using rights language as a means of achieving further progress.
