304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Western world is currently gripped by an obsessive concern for the rights of animals - their uses and abuses. In this book, Leahy argues that this is a movement based upon a series of fundamental misconceptions about the basic nature of animals.
This is a radical philosophical questioning of prevailing views on animal rights, which credit animals with a self-consciousness like ours. Leahy's conclusions have implications for issues such as bloodsports, meat eating and fur trading.
Introduction 1.The Utilitarian Beginnings 2.R G Frey: The Case Against Animals 3.Three Contributions From Tom Regan 4.The Historical Perspective: Aristotle to Darwin 5.Ludwig Wittgenstein: Language-Games and Primitive Beings 5.What Animals Are: Consciousness, Perception, Autonomy, Language 6.Against Liberation: The Ethical Dimension 7.Chapters of Discontent: Eating, Experimenting, Zoos, Bloodsports Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Michael P. T. Leahy
`Leahy's exploration of the implications of Wittgenstein's philosophy for the animals issue is valuable and salutary.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
`... a useful addition to any collection on the ethics of animal use.' - Laboratory Animals
