In this 2nd edition the author has substantially revised his book throughout,updating the moral arguments and adding a chapter on animal minds. Importantly, rather than being a polemic on animal rights, this book is also a considered and imaginative evaluation of moral theory as explored through the issue of animal rights. INDICE: Animal Rights and Moral Theories - Arguing for One's Species - Utilitarianism and Animals: Peter Singer's Case for Animal Liberation - Tom Regan: Animal Rights as Natural Rights - Virtue Ethics and Animals - Contractarianism and Animal Rights - Animal Minds - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-21945-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 21/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés