Animal Neopragmatism From Welfare to Rights
This book affords a neopragmatic theory of animal ethics, taking its lead from American Pragmatism to place language at the centre of philosophical analysis. Following a method traceable to Dewey, Wittgenstein and Rorty, Hadley argues that many enduring p
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Animal Neopragmatism “Hadley’s book offers a distinctly different and innovative animal ethics which goes beyond the, now rather stale, debate between exponents of rights and welfare. Through the utilisation of neopragmatism and an anti-representational analysis of language, he is able to show convincingly that the non-hedonistic rights vocabulary of dignity and respect can be tied to the more politically acceptable language of welfare. Hadley’s brilliantly conceived linguistic turn in animal ethics is therefore of considerable political significance.” —Robert W. Garner, Professor of Politics, University of Leicester, UK “The philosophical wit Sidney Morgenbesser quipped “Pragmatism is all very well in theory, but it doesn't work in practice.” In this accessible and engaging book, John Hadley demonstrates that pragmatism can be a genuine force for social and political change when theory and practice are brought into alignment. Hadley’s strategy is ameliorative working-from-within, using linguistic pragmatist tools to extend the folk notion of animal welfare to include difficult cases of pain-free but demeaning treatment of animals.” —David Macarthur, Associate Professor in Philosophy, University of Sydney, Australia “Animal ethics is dominated by moral realists. Until now, alternative perspectives have barely been represented, much less defended in book-length detail. Animal Neopragmatism is, therefore, a game changer. In this insightful and provocative volume, John Hadley sets out a powerful pragmatist theory about how to understand dignity, and rights-based objections to seemingly harmless ways of using animals. Going forward, all proponents of animal rights will need to grapple with Hadley’s arguments.” —Bob Fischer, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Texas State University, USA
“Animal Neopragmatism is an engaging and accessible book presenting a novel theory of animal ethics. Using pragmatist philosophy—long overlooked by animal ethicists—Hadley reveals how both metalevel problems and linguistic analysis are of central relevance to even the most practical of moral and political questions about human-animal relationships. This is shown with both characteristic lucidity and philosophical acuity. Animal Neopragmatism deserves to be taken seriously by both animal ethicists and animal advocates.” —Josh Milburn, Associate Lecturer in Political Philosophy, University of Sheffield, UK
John Hadley
Animal Neopragmatism From Welfare to Rights
John Hadley Western Sydney University Penrith, NSW, Australia
ISBN 978-3-030-25979-2 ISBN 978-3-030-25980-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25980-8 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retriev
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