Animal rights
Subtitle: moral theory and practice
By: Mark Rowlands.
Edition: 2nd rev. ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780230219458; 9780230219441
Subjects: Animal rights -- Philosophy
Description: 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 evaluation of moral theory as explored through the issue of animal rights.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-230) and index.
Table of contents: title: Animal rights and moral theories; title: Arguing for one's species; title: Utilitarianism and animals : Peter Singer's case for animal liberation; title: Tom Regan : animal rights as natural rights; title: Virtue ethics and animals; title: Contractarianism and animal rights; title: Animal minds.