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

• Autore: Leahy Michael P. T. <1934-2007.>
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1994
• Edizione: Rev. pbk. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 179/.3
• Soggetto topico: Animal rights; Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Against liberation
• ISBN: 1-134-96120-0; 1-134-96121-9; 1-280-14393-2; 0-203-98123-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818892203321
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