Animals & Ethics 101

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nobis, Nathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanities--Textbooks.

Humanities.

Philosophy--Textbooks.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

United States Open Philosophy Press 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book provides an overview of the current debates about the nature and extent of our moral obligations to animals. Which, if any, uses of animals are morally wrong, which are morally permissible (i.e., not wrong) and why? What, if any, moral obligations do we, individually and as a society (and a global community), have towards animals and why? How should animals be treated? Why? We will explore the most influential and most developed answers to these questions – given by philosophers, scientists, and animal advocates and their critics – to try to determine which positions are supported by the best moral reasons.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introductions to Ethics, Logic and Animals & Ethics

Chapter 2: Animal Minds

Chapter 3: Defending Animals

Chapter 4: Defending Animal Use

Chapter 5: Wearing & Eating Animals

Chapter 6: Animal Experimentation

Chapter 7: Pets, Zoos & Hunting

Chapter 8: Activism

Notes:

Description based on print resource