Ethics, Humans and Other Animals: An Introduction with Readings"Ethics, Humans and Other Animals: An Introduction with Readings is an introductory textbook on the ethics of our treatment of animals. It requires no prior knowledge of philosophy and is ideally suited to those coming to philosophy and ethical problems for the first time." "Rosalind Hursthouse carefully introduces the three standard approaches in current ethical theory, utilitarianism, rights, and virtue ethics, clearly explaining how each approach seeks to answer questions about our treatment of animals. Chapters are linked to readings illustrative of each approach, and students are encouraged to think critically about the writings of such authors as Peter Singer, Tom Regan and Mary Midgley for themselves."--Jacket. |
Contents
Criticizing Singer | 27 |
Differences between humans and animals | 59 |
The rightsbased defence of animals | 83 |
for and against speciesism | 117 |
The virtue ethics defence of animals | 145 |
READINGS | 164 |
The Case for Animal Rights | 179 |
The Significance of Species | 203 |
On the Side of the Animals Some Contemporary | 229 |
Revision test | 241 |
Answers to revision test | 259 |
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Ethics, Humans and Other Animals: An Introduction with Readings Rosalind Hursthouse Limited preview - 2013 |
Ethics, Humans and Other Animals: An Introduction with Readings Rosalind Hursthouse Limited preview - 2000 |
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