Description
| Product ID: | 9781032700847 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Animal Lives Matter |
| Subtitle: | The Continuing Quest for Justice |
| Authors: | Author: Raymond Wacks |
| Page Count: | 186 |
| Subjects: | Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social and political philosophy, Society and culture: general, Animals and society, Sociology, Politics and government, Jurisprudence and general issues, Public international law: human rights, Contract law, Animal law, Social & political philosophy, Society & culture: general, Animals & society, Sociology, Politics & government, Jurisprudence & general issues, International human rights law, Contract law, Animal law |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Animal Lives Matter provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal, philosophical, and ethical aspects of animal rights. It argues that the subject extends beyond the matter of our obligations toward animals, to include our wider responsibilities for protecting the environment. Animal Lives Matter provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal, philosophical, and ethical aspects of animal rights. It argues that the subject extends beyond the matter of our obligations towards animals, to include our wider responsibilities for protecting the environment. Drawing on numerous moral, political, legal, religious, and philosophical theories including utilitarianism, deontology, rights theory, social contractarianism, and the capabilities approach, the author meticulously examines the questions of sentience, speciesism, personhood, and human exceptionalism. Lucid, nuanced, and academically rigorous, this important book will be an essential resource for scholars of law, politics, philosophy, ethics, as well as policy makers and the general reader. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge India |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-02-13 |
