Ethics and animals : an introduction / Lori Gruen, Wesleyan University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gruen, Lori, author.

Series:

Cambridge applied ethics.

Cambridge applied ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal welfare.

Animal rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

In this comprehensive updated introduction to animal ethics, Lori Gruen weaves together poignant and provocative case studies with discussions of ethical theory, urging readers to engage critically and reflect empathetically on our relationships with other animals. In clear and accessible language, Gruen discusses a range of issues central to human-animal relations and offers a reasoned new perspective on key debates in the field. She analyses and explains a range of theoretical positions and poses challenging questions that directly encourage readers to hone their ethical reasoning skills and to develop a defensible position about their own practices. Her book will be an invaluable resource for students in a wide range of disciplines including ethics, environmental studies, veterinary science, gender studies, and the emerging field of animal studies. The book is an engaging account of animal ethics for readers with no prior background in philosophy.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Series information

Title page

Copyright information

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments (for the second edition)

Acknowledgments (for the first edition)

List of Abbreviations

1 Why Animals Matter

Analyzing Human Exceptionalism

How Are We Different?

Tool Use

Or Do They?

Language Use

Theory of Mind

Ethical Engagement

Does Difference Matter Morally?

Who Is Ethically Considerable?

Living Beings

Having Interests

Well-Being

Attending to Other Animals

Utilitarianism

Rights Views

Capabilities Approach

Feminist Ethics

Virtue Theory and Continental Approaches

2 The Natural and the Normative

Doing What Comes Naturally

Species and Speciesism

Hierarchies of Worth

Homo sapiens, Humans, and Persons

Moral Agents and Moral Patients

Vexed Comparisons

Social Relations

How Might the Proponent of the AMC Respond?

Taking Offense

3 Eating Animals

The Evolution of Industrial Agriculture

Living and Dying on Factory Farms

Chickens

Pigs

Cows

Fish

Arguments against Factory Farms

Environmental Destruction

Climate Change

Public Health Concerns

Pandemics

Economic Arguments

Is Veganism Ethically Required?

Contextual Moral Vegetarianism

''Humane'' Farming

Replaceability

The Category of Edible

4 Experimenting with Animals

The Pursuit of Knowledge

Changing Attitudes and Developing Regulations

Animal Pain and Psychological Well-Being

Weighing Values

Abolition of Animal Experimentation

5 Dilemmas of Captivity

Zoos

Liberty

Autonomy

Conceptions of the Good Life

Self-Rule

Wild Dignity

Companion Animals

Sanctuary

6 Animals in the Wild

Extinction

The Value of Species

Conflicts between Humans and Wild Animals

Conflicts between Animals.

Conflicts between Native Species and Nonnative Species

7 Action for Animals

Can the Ends Justify the Means?

Strategies for Fighting for Animals

Pragmatism v. Abolition

Single-Issue Campaigns v. Anti-oppression Alliances

Ideas v. Animals

Empathetic Action

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Aug 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Gruen, Lori. Ethics and animals.

ISBN:

9781108986304

OCLC:

1276862833