Against liberation : putting animals in perspective / Michael P.T. Leahy.
This timely and provocative book examines the theories behind the most commonly held contemporary assumptions about animal rights. Focusing on the writings of prominent pro-liberation activists such as Peter Singer, Tom Regan and Mary Midgley, Michael P.T. Leahy argues that the animal rights movemen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1994.
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| Edition: | Rev. pbk. ed. |
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| Summary: | This timely and provocative book examines the theories behind the most commonly held contemporary assumptions about animal rights. Focusing on the writings of prominent pro-liberation activists such as Peter Singer, Tom Regan and Mary Midgley, Michael P.T. Leahy argues that the animal rights movement is based upon a series of fundamental misconceptions about the basic nature of animals--beliefs which define them rationally, emotionally, and morally in too human terms. Leahy gives particular emphasis to the writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein and his highly influential philosophy of language, and. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 286 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-278) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203981238 0203981235 1280143932 9781280143939 1134961219 9781134961214 1134961200 9781134961207 |