The moral rights of animals / edited by Mylan Engel Jr., Gary Lynn Comstock.
This book explores whether or not animals have moral rights through a number of different lenses, including classical deontology, libertarianism, commonsense morality, virtue ethics, and utilitarianism, while also addressing the challenges to the strong animal rights position posed by rights nihilis...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2016]
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| Summary: | This book explores whether or not animals have moral rights through a number of different lenses, including classical deontology, libertarianism, commonsense morality, virtue ethics, and utilitarianism, while also addressing the challenges to the strong animal rights position posed by rights nihilism, the ""kind"" argument against animal rights, the problem of predation, and the comparative value of lives. This book also explores the practical import of animal rights from both a personal and social policy standpoint. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxx, 296 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498531917 1498531911 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 15, 2016) |