Animal Rights Moral Theory and Practice
In this 2nd edition the author has substantially revised his book throughout, updating the moral arguments and adding a chapter on animal minds. Importantly, rather than being a polemic on animal rights, this book is also a considered and imaginative eval
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Animal Rights Moral Theory and Practice
Second Edition
Mark Rowlands University of Miami, Florida, USA
© Mark Rowlands 1998, 2009 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 2nd edition 2009 978-0-230-21944-1
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Contents
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Animal Rights and Moral Theories
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Arguing for One’s Species
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The Independence Day scenario The opening gambit: how to argue (morally) with aliens The alien response Thou art the man Who speaks for wolf?
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Utilitarianism and Animals: Peter Singer’s Case for Animal Liberation
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Utilitarianism I: defi nition of utility Utilitarianism II: maximizing utility Problems with utilitarianism Utilitarianism and justice Rule utilitarianism Utilitarianism and animals
Tom Regan: Ani
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