Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals

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Wiley, Dec 1, 2009 - Philosophy - 216 pages
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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Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals
Jean Kazez
Limited preview - 2009
Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals
Jean Kazez
No preview available - 2010
Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals
Jean Kazez
No preview available - 2010

About the author (2009)

Jean Kazez teaches philosophy at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She is the author of The Weight of Things: Philosophy and the Good Life (Blackwell, 2007) and has written about ethics, religion, happiness, and the arts for several magazines.

Bibliographic information

TitleAnimalkind: What We Owe to Animals
Blackwell Public Philosophy Series
AuthorJean Kazez
Editionannotated
PublisherWiley, 2009
ISBN1444315560, 9781444315561
Length216 pages
Subjects › 

Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Philosophy / General
  
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