Animal rights
By: Mark Rowlands
Series: All that matters; All that matters
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9781444178845
Subjects: Animal rights; Human-animal relationships
Description: In recent years the ways in which humans treat animals has come to hold a central place in contemporary ethics, encapsulating, as it does, our increasingly strained relationship with our environment as well as overlapping with other global issues such as overpopulation and hunger. Animal Rights: All That Matters is a compelling account of some of the often bitterly contentious debates surrounding animal ethics. Starting from the key argument that - ethically speaking - there is far less difference between humans and animals than has conventionally been allowed, Mark Rowlands goes on to explore and illuminate a host of contemporary issues - from farming and animal experimentation to hunting and the preservation of endangered species . This accessible and readable book will appeal to both students and general readers, giving a fascinating introduction to animal rights - and what matters most about them -- P. 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143) and index.
Table of contents: title: It's not rocket science; title: Why animals count; title: What is it with aliens and their probes?; title: Morally wrong and terminally stupid; title: The mouse is a good place to start; title: A house made of gingerbread; title: It's not so much bullfighting ...; title: We'd better come up with a good name; title: Dog eat dog; title: The FAQs and only the FAQs; title: 100 ideas.