Darwinian dominion : animal welfare and human interests / Lewis Petrinovich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petrinovich, Lewis F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal rights.

Animal welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 431 pages)

Other Title:

MIT Press CogNet.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [1999]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The controversial subject of this book is the permissible use of animals by humans. Lewis Petrinovich argues that humans have a set of cognitive abilities, developing from a suite of emotional attachments, that make them unique among species. Although other animals can think, suffer, and have needs, the interests of members of the human species should triumph over comparable interests of members of other species.

This book is the third in a trilogy concerned with the morality of various actions that affect the birth, life, and death of organisms. Using principles of moral philosophy, biology, evolutionary theory, neurophysiology, medicine, and cognitive science, Petrinovich discusses such topics as fetal and prenatal development, development of the mind and brain, animal liberation, morality and animal research, the eating of animals, keeping animals in zoos and as pets, and the importance of biodiversity. In the epilogue, he summarizes the main issues and discusses the moral principles governing their resolution.

Notes:

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-417) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Petrinovich, Lewis F. Darwinian dominion.

ISBN:

9780262281515

0262281511

Access Restriction:

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