How to count animals, more or less / Shelly Kagan.
2019
HV4708
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Title
How to count animals, more or less / Shelly Kagan.
Author
Kagan, Shelly, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191868177 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
HV4708
Dewey Decimal Classification
179.3
Summary
Most people agree that animals count morally, but how exactly should we take animals into account? A prominent stance in contemporary ethical discussions is that animals have the same moral status that people do, and so in moral deliberation the similar interests of animals and people should be given the very same consideration. In 'How to Count Animals,' more or less, Shelly Kagan sets out and defends a hierarchical approach in which people count more than animals do and some animals count more than others. For the most part, moral theories have not been developed in such a way as to take account of differences in status. By arguing for a hierarchical account of morality - and exploring what status sensitive principles might look like - Kagan reveals just how much work needs to be done to arrive at an adequate view of our duties toward animals, and of morality more generally.
Note
Most people agree that animals count morally, but how exactly should we take animals into account? A prominent stance in contemporary ethical discussions is that animals have the same moral status that people do, and so in moral deliberation the similar interests of animals and people should be given the very same consideration. In 'How to Count Animals,' more or less, Shelly Kagan sets out and defends a hierarchical approach in which people count more than animals do and some animals count more than others. For the most part, moral theories have not been developed in such a way as to take account of differences in status. By arguing for a hierarchical account of morality - and exploring what status sensitive principles might look like - Kagan reveals just how much work needs to be done to arrive at an adequate view of our duties toward animals, and of morality more generally.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 14, 2019).
Series
Uehiro series in practical ethics.
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780198829676
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