Ethics and animals [electronic resource] : an introduction / Lori Gruen.
Gruen, Lori.
2011
HV4708 .G78 2011eb
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Title Ethics and animals [electronic resource] : an introduction / Lori Gruen.
Author Gruen, Lori.
ISBN 9780511989322 (electronic book)
9780521888998
9780521717731 (pbk.)
Imprint Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvi, 233 p.)
Call Number HV4708 .G78 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 179/.3
Summary "In this fresh and comprehensive introduction to animal ethics, Lori Gruen weaves together poignant and provocative case studies with discussions of ethical theory, urging readers to engage critically and empathetically reflect on our treatment of other animals. In clear and accessible language, Gruen provides a survey of the issues central to human-animal relations and a reasoned new perspective on current key debates in the field. She analyses and explains a range of theoretical positions and poses challenging questions that directly encourage readers to hone their ethical reasoning skills and to develop a defensible position about their own practices. Her book will be an invaluable resource for students in a wide range of disciplines including ethics, environmental studies, veterinary science, women's studies, and the emerging field of animal studies and is an engaging account of the subject for general readers with no prior background in philosophy"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series Cambridge applied ethics.
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Why animals matter : Analyzing human exceptionalism ; Who is ethically considerable? ; Attending to other animals
The natural and the normative : Doing what comes naturally ; Species and speciesism ; Humans and persons ; Moral agents and moral patients ; The argument from marginal cases
Eating animals : The evolution of industrial agriculture ; Living and dying on factory farms ; Arguments against factory farms ; Is vegetarianiam ethically required?
Experimenting with animals :The pursuit of knowledge ; Changing attitudes and developing regulations ; Animal pain and psychological well-being ; Weighing values ; Abolition of animal experimentation
Dilemmas of captivity : Zoos ; Liberty ; Autonomy ; Wild dignity ; Companion animals ; Sanctuary
Animals in the wild : Extinction ; The value of species ; Conflicts between humans and wild animals ; Conflicts between animals ; Conflicts between native species and non-native species
Animal protection :Can the ends justify the means? ; Strategies for fighting speciesism ; Empathetic action.

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