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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gruen, Lori, author.

Contributor:

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

Cambridge applied ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal welfare.

Animal rights.

Animal Rights.

Medical Subjects:

Animal Rights.

Physical Description:

xvi, 255 pages ; 25 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Why Animals Matter ; Analyzing Human Exceptionalism ; Who Is Ethically Considerable? ; Attending to Other Animals

Chapter 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

Chapter 3. Eating Animals ; The Evolution of Industrial Agriculture ; Living and Dying on Factory Farms ; Arguments against Factory Farms ; Is Veganism Ethically Required? ; Replaceability

Chapter 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

Chapter 5. Dilemmas of Captivity ; Zoos ; Liberty ; Autonomy ; Wild Dignity ; Companion Animals ; Sanctuary

Chapter 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

Chapter 7. Action for Animals ; Can the Ends Justify the Means? ; Strategies for Fighting for Animals ; Empathetic Action

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-243) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Gruen, Lori, 1962- Ethics and animals

ISBN:

9781108833684

1108833683

9781108986571

1108986579

OCLC:

1253438112

Publisher Number:

99994301454