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Chimpanzee rights : the philosophers' brief / Kristin Andrews [and 12 others].
Van Pelt Library KF229.N66 A53 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Andrews, Kristin, 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nonhuman Rights Project--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Nonhuman Rights Project.
- Kiko (Chimpanzee).
- Kiko.
- Tommy (Chimpanzee).
- Tommy.
- Lavery, Patrick C--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Lavery, Patrick C.
- Chimpanzees--Law and legislation--New York (State).
- Chimpanzees.
- Animal rights--Philosophy.
- Animal rights.
- Habeas corpus.
- New York (State).
- Habeas corpus--New York (State).
- Chimpanzees--Law and legislation--Philosphy.
- Trials.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 121 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
- Contents:
- Introduction : chimpanzees, rights, and conceptions of personhood
- The species membership conception
- The social contract conception
- The community membership conception
- The capacities conception.
- Notes:
- Expanded version of amici curiae brief submitted to the New York Court of Appeals in "Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc., on behalf of Tommy v. Patrick C. Lavery, Individually and as an Officer of Circle L Trailer Sales," Case no. 2018-268, Decided May 08, 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781138618633
- 1138618632
- 9781138618664
- 1138618667
- OCLC:
- 1033570496
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