Animal Rights and Human Obligations

This is a collection of historical, theoretical and applied articles on the ethical considerations in the treatment of animals by human beings.   Edited by two of the leading philosophers in the animal protection movement, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of historical and contemporary writings that address both the nature of nonhuman animals as well as our duties to them.   Table of Contents: 1 Animals in the History of Western Thought; 2 The Nature of Humans and Other Animals; 3 Equal Consideration for Other Animals; 4 Animal Rights; 5 Killing and the Value of Life; 6 The Treatment of Farm Animals; 7 The Treatment of Animals in Science; 8 The Treatment of Wildlife; Epilogue.

Second Edition. 288 pages. Paperback. Available from Amazon. 

ISBN-13: 978-0-1303-6864-5; ISBN-10: 0-1303-6864-4

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