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Autore |
McMullen Steven |
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Titolo |
Animals and the Economy / / by Steven McMullen |
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London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (X, 216 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series, , 2634-6672 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ethics |
Agriculture |
Business ethics |
Philosophy and social sciences |
Social sciences—Philosophy |
Moral Philosophy |
Agricultural Ethics |
Business Ethics |
Philosophy of the Social Sciences |
Social Philosophy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Chapter 1: The place of animals in the economy -- Chapter 2: The Ethical Logic of Economics -- Chapter 3: Giving Consumers what they want? -- Chapter 4: Ethical Consumer Action -- Chapter 5: Competition and Moral Complicity -- Chapter 6: Regulating Animal Use -- Chapter 7: Animal Experimentation -- Chapter 8: Property rights and animal rights -- Chapter 9: Ownership and Animal Oppression -- Chapter 10: A new kind of ownership -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the economic institutions that determine the nature of animal lives as systematically exploited objects traded in a market economy. It examines human roles and choice in the system, including the economic logic of agriculture, experimentation, and animal ownership, and analyses the marginalization of ethical action in the |
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