1st Edition
Integrationism and the Self Reflections on the Legal Personhood of Animals
By Christopher Hutton
Copyright 2019
190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
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In recent years a set of challenging questions have arisen in relation to the status of animals; their treatment by human beings; their cognitive abilities; and the nature of their feelings, emotions, and capacity for suffering. This ground-breaking book draws from integrational semiology to investigate arguments around the rights of certain animals to be recognized as legal persons, thereby... Read more
Introduction
1. Bedrock Concepts
2. The Analysis of Bedrock Concepts within Language Studies
3. Integrationism and Systems Theory
4. Animals, Personhood and Law
5. Litigating Animal Personhood
Conclusion: A Personalist Perspective
Biography
Christopher Hutton is Professor in the School of English at the University of Hong Kong.
