Author

Publication

1985-03-01 - Blackwell Publishers

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100631143270
  • ISBN-139780631143277
  • Goodreads1608280
  • Library of Congress Control Number84016889
  • Better World Books9780631143277
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Classifications

  • LCCHV4711 .I6 1985

Description

Bringing together new essays by philosophers and activists, In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave highlights the new challenges facing the animal rights movement. Exciting new collection edited by controversial philosopher Peter Singer, who made animal rights into an international concern when he first published In Defence of Animals and Animal Liberation over thirty years ago Essays explore new ways of measuring animal suffering, reassess the question of personhood, and draw highlight tales of effective advocacy Lays out “Ten Tips for Activists”, taking the reader beyond ethical theory and into the day-to-day campaigns for animal rights

First Sentence

There is broad consensus within both religious and secular ethics that an ethical life respects virtues like fairness, justice, and benevolence.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • In Defense of AnimalsBlackwell Publishers1985-03-01

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