Ethics and the beast : an speciesist argument for animal liberationism /
Many people think that animal liberation would require a fundamental transformation of basic beliefs. We would have to give up "speciesism" and start viewing animals as our equals, with rights and moral status. And we would have to apply these beliefs in an all-or-nothing way. But in Ethic...
Основен автор: | Zamir, Tzachi, 1967- |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
℗♭2007.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=273124 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Ethics and the beast. |
Резюме: |
Many people think that animal liberation would require a fundamental transformation of basic beliefs. We would have to give up "speciesism" and start viewing animals as our equals, with rights and moral status. And we would have to apply these beliefs in an all-or-nothing way. But in Ethics and the Beast, Tzachi Zamir makes the radical argument that animal liberation doesn't require such radical arguments--and that liberation could be accomplished in a flexible and pragmatic way. By making a case for liberation that is based primarily on common moral intuitions and beliefs, and that therefore. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 146 pages) |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781400828135 1400828139 |