1st Edition

Animal Ethics: The Basics

By Tony Miligan Copyright 2015
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

Animal Ethics has long been a highly contested area with debates driven by unease about various forms of animal harm, from the use of animals in scientific research to the farming of animals for consumption. Animal Ethics: The Basics is an essential introduction to the key considerations surrounding the ethical treatment of animals. Taking a thematic approach, it outlines the current arguments... Read more

Introduction  1. Picturing Animal Ethics  2.  Singer’s Utilitarianism  3.  Regan on Animal Rights  4. Contract Theories  5.What is so special about Humans?  6. The Holocaust Analogy  7. Abolitionism  8. Animals and the Environment  9. The Political Turn.  Conclusion  Glossary  Index

Biography

Tony Milligan is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.