| Animal Rights: Current Debates and New Directions Contributor(s): Sunstein, Cass R. (Editor), Nussbaum, Martha C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195305108 ISBN-13: 9780195305104 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: Cass Sunstein and Martha Nussbaum bring together an all-star cast of contributors to explore the legal and political issues that underlie the campaign for animal rights and the opposition to it. Addressing ethical questions about ownership, protection against unjustified suffering, and the ability of animals to make their own choices free from human control, the authors offer numerous different perspectives on animal rights and animal welfare. They show that whatever one's ultimate conclusions, the relationship between human beings and nonhuman animals is being fundamentally rethought. This book offers a state-of-the-art treatment of that rethinking. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animal Rights - Political Science | Human Rights - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 179.3 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.72" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 352 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Cass Sunstein and Martha Nussbaum bring together an all-star cast of contributors to explore the legal and political issues that underlie the campaign for animal rights and the opposition to it. Addressing ethical questions about ownership, protection against unjustified suffering, and the ability of animals to make their own choices free from human control, the authors offer numerous different perspectives on animal rights and animal welfare. They show that whatever one's ultimate conclusions, the relationship between human beings and nonhuman animals is being fundamentally rethought. This book offers a state-of-the-art treatment of that rethinking. |