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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Gruen, Lori. Ethics and Animals : An Introduction. Leiden : Cambridge University Press, ©2011 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Lori Gruen |
ISBN: | 9780511991134 0511991134 9780511989322 0511989326 |
OCLC Number: | 700706227 |
Awards: | Winner of A Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2011 |
Description: | 1 online resource (251 pages) |
Contents: | Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Why animals matter; 2 The natural and the normative; 3 Eating animals; 4 Experimenting with animals; 5 Dilemmas of captivity; 6 Animals in the wild; 7 Animal protection; References; Index. |
Series Title: | Cambridge applied ethics. |
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'Ethics and Animals is a work of exceptional clarity and intelligence, and it is hard to imagine how it could be surpassed as a concise introduction to the competing philosophical approaches that underpin contemporary animal protection.' Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO, The Humane Society of the United States 'Ethics and Animals is a wonderfully readable introduction to the range of issues that come under that heading. Lori Gruen is not only a fine philosopher, but also a person with genuine empathy for animals, and the ability to express that in writing.' Peter Singer, University Center for Human Values, Princeton University Read more...
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