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UNINA9910450046503321 |
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Autore |
Leahy Michael P. T. <1934, > |
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Titolo |
Against liberation : putting animals in perspective / / Michael P.T. Leahy |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994 |
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1-134-96121-9 |
1-280-14393-2 |
0-203-98123-5 |
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Edizione |
[Rev. pbk. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animal rights |
Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 1991 by Routledge. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index. |
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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; |
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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 |
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and his highly influential philosophy of language, and |
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UNISA996202277503316 |
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Titolo |
Mnemosyne |
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Leyden [The Netherlands], : E.J. Brill, 1852- |
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Classical philology |
Philologie ancienne |
Classics |
Klassische Philologie |
Antike |
Literatur |
Klassieke oudheid |
Periodicals. |
Zeitschrift |
Elektronische Publikation |
Online-Publikation |
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Note generali |
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"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- |
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