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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450046503321

Autore

Leahy Michael P. T. <1934, >

Titolo

Against liberation : putting animals in perspective / / Michael P.T. Leahy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994

ISBN

1-134-96121-9

1-280-14393-2

0-203-98123-5

Edizione

[Rev. pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Disciplina

179/.3

Soggetti

Animal rights

Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1991 by Routledge.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALT-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE UTILITARIAN BEGINNINGS; 2 R.G.FREY: THE CASE AGAINST ANIMALS; 3 THREE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TOM REGAN; 4 THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: ARISTOTLE TO DARWIN; 5 LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN LANGUAGE-GAMES AND PRIMITIVE BEINGS; 6 WHAT ANIMALS ARE: WHAT ANIMALS ARE: CONSCIOUSNESS, PERCEPTION, AUTONOMY, LANGUAGE; 7 AGAINST LIBERATION: THE ETHICAL DIMENSION; 8 CHAPTERS OF DISCONTENT: EATING, EXPERIMENTING, ZOOS, BLOODSPORTS; AFTERWORD: A REPLY TO MY CRITICS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

This timely and provocative book examines the theories behind the most commonly held contemporary assumptions about animal rights. Focusing on the writings of prominent pro-liberation activists such as Peter Singer, Tom Regan and Mary Midgley, Michael P. T. Leahy argues that the animal rights movement is based upon a series of fundamental misconceptions about the basic nature of animals--beliefs which define them rationally, emotionally, and morally in too human terms. Leahy gives particular emphasis to the writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein



and his highly influential philosophy of language, and

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Record Nr.

UNISA996202277503316

Titolo

Mnemosyne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leyden [The Netherlands], : E.J. Brill, 1852-

ISSN

1568-525X

Disciplina

480

Soggetti

Classical philology

Philologie ancienne

Classics

Klassische Philologie

Antike

Literatur

Klassieke oudheid

Periodicals.

Zeitschrift

Elektronische Publikation

Online-Publikation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

"Tijdschrift voor classieke litteratuur."

"A journal of classical studies."

Title from title page (JSTOR, viewed June 23, 2008).

Published: Amstelodami : Fred. Muller, 1861-1862; Lugduni-Batavorum : E.J. Brill ; Lipsiae : Richter & Harrossowitz, 1873-1929; Lugduni-Batavorum : E.J. Brill, 1929-