03222oam 2200697I 450 991045004650332120200520144314.01-134-96121-91-280-14393-20-203-98123-510.4324/9780203981238 (CKB)1000000000000465(EBL)237265(OCoLC)475946342(SSID)ssj0000100134(PQKBManifestationID)11113548(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100134(PQKBWorkID)10020557(PQKB)10184740(SSID)ssj0000821411(PQKBManifestationID)12332305(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000821411(PQKBWorkID)10879575(PQKB)10724133(MiAaPQ)EBC237265(Au-PeEL)EBL237265(CaPaEBR)ebr2003148(CaONFJC)MIL14393(OCoLC)437150772(OCoLC)559634136 (EXLCZ)99100000000000046520180331d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAgainst liberation putting animals in perspective /Michael P.T. LeahyRev. pbk. ed.London ;New York :Routledge,1994.1 online resource (297 p.)First published 1991 by Routledge.0-415-03584-8 0-415-10316-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index.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; 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 Animal rightsAnimal welfareMoral and ethical aspectsElectronic books.Animal rights.Animal welfareMoral and ethical aspects.179/.3Leahy Michael P. T.1934,952345MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450046503321Against liberation2152801UNINA