Zoopolis

Zoopolis
Author: Sue Donaldson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2011-11-24
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0199599661

To all of these animals we owe respect for their basic inviolable rights.

The Political Theory of Animal Rights

The Political Theory of Animal Rights
Author: Robert Garner
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2005-07-22
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780719067105

Looking at the impact on political thinking caused by the idea that animals are morally important beings, this text suggests that liberalism, despite having weaknesses, is the most appropriate ideological position for the protection of animal interests.

Political Theory and Animal Rights

Political Theory and Animal Rights
Author: Paul A. B. Clarke
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1990
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

A book of 30 extracts from major political philosophers from Plato to Russell, on the nature of animals and their relation to humanity. The book aims to demonstrate the major shifts in thinking about the place of animals in society which have taken place over 2500 years.

A Theory of Justice for Animals

A Theory of Justice for Animals
Author: Robert Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2013-08-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0199936315

At the same time, he argues that humans have a greater interest in life and liberty than most species of nonhuman animals.

The Case for Animal Rights

The Case for Animal Rights
Author: Tom Regan
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1983
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780520054608

THE argument for animal rights, a classic since its appearance in 1983, from the moral philosophical point of view. With a new preface.

Making a Killing

Making a Killing
Author: Bob Torres
Publisher: AK Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2007
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1904859674

Using Marxism, anarchism, and social ecology to explore domination, power, and hierarchy, the author criticizes the use and abuse of animals in capitalist society and argues for the abolition of animal involvement in industry and as a human food source.

Animal Rights Without Liberation

Animal Rights Without Liberation
Author: Alasdair Cochrane
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2012
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0231158262

Alasdair Cochrane introduces an entirely new theory of animal rights grounded in their interests as sentient beings. He then applies this theory to different and underexplored policy areas, such as genetic engineering, pet-keeping, indigenous hunting, and religious slaughter. In contrast to other proponents of animal rights, Cochrane claims that because most sentient animals are not autonomous agents, they have no intrinsic interest in liberty. As such, he argues that our obligations to animals lie in ending practices that cause their suffering and death and do not require the liberation of animals. Cochrane's "interest-based rights approach" weighs the interests of animals to determine which is sufficient to impose strict duties on humans. In so doing, Cochrane acknowledges that sentient animals have a clear and discernable right not to be made to suffer and not to be killed, but he argues that they do not have a prima facie right to liberty. Because most animals possess no interest in leading freely chosen lives, humans have no moral obligation to liberate them. Moving beyond theory to the practical aspects of applied ethics, this pragmatic volume provides much-needed perspective on the realities and responsibilities of the human-animal relationship.

The Animal Rights Debate

The Animal Rights Debate
Author: Carl Cohen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2001
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780847696635

Do all animals have rights? Is it morally wrong to use mice or dogs in medical research, or rabbits and cows as food? How ought we resolve conflicts between the interests of humans and those of other animals? Philosophical inquiry is essential in addressing such questions; the answers given must have enormous practical importance. Here for the first time in the same volume, the animal rights debate is argued deeply and fully by the two most articulate and influential philosophers representing the opposing camps. Each makes his case in turn to the opposing case. The arguments meet head on: Are we humans morally justified in using animals as we do? A vexed and enduring controversy here receives its deepest and most eloquent exposition.

Governing Animals

Governing Animals
Author: Kimberly K. Smith
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2012-07-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199895759

Governing Animals explores the role of the liberal state in protecting animal welfare. Examining liberal concepts such as the social contract, property rights, and representation, Kimberly K. Smith argues that liberalism properly understood can recognize the moral status and social meaning of animals and provides guidance in fashioning animal policy.