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

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.