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Animalkind : what we owe to animals / Jean Kazez.

By: Kazez, Jean [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Blackwell public philosophyPublication details: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010Description: viii, 206 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9781405199384; 1405199385Other title: Animal kindSubject(s): Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects | Animal rightsDDC classification: 179.3
Contents:
Introduction: Wondering in Alaska -- Before -- The myth of consent -- The order of things -- The nature of the beast -- Animal consciousness -- Dumb brutes? -- All due respect -- The lives of animals -- Caveman ethics -- Moral disorders -- Going, going, wrong -- Science and survival -- Next -- Vanishing animals -- The endless story.
Summary: By exploring the ethical differences between humans and animals, Animalkind establishes a middle ground between egalitarianism and outright dismissal of animal rights.: A thought-provoking foray into our complex and contradictory relationship with animals; Advocates that we owe each animal due respect; Offers readers a sensible alternative to extremism by speaking of respect and compassion for animals, not rights; Balances philosophical analysis with intriguing facts and engaging tales.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Wondering in Alaska -- Before -- The myth of consent -- The order of things -- The nature of the beast -- Animal consciousness -- Dumb brutes? -- All due respect -- The lives of animals -- Caveman ethics -- Moral disorders -- Going, going, wrong -- Science and survival -- Next -- Vanishing animals -- The endless story.

By exploring the ethical differences between humans and animals, Animalkind establishes a middle ground between egalitarianism and outright dismissal of animal rights.: A thought-provoking foray into our complex and contradictory relationship with animals; Advocates that we owe each animal due respect; Offers readers a sensible alternative to extremism by speaking of respect and compassion for animals, not rights; Balances philosophical analysis with intriguing facts and engaging tales.

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