Ethics and animals : an introduction / / Lori Gruen [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Gruen Lori
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 179/.3
• Soggetto topico: Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects; Animal rights
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: 1. Why animals matter; 2. The natural and the normative; 3. Eating animals; 4. Animal research; 5. Dilemmas of captivity; 6. Animals in the wild; 7. Protecting animals.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this comprehensive introduction to animal ethics, Lori Gruen weaves together poignant and provocative case studies with discussions of ethical theory, urging readers to engage critically and empathetically reflect on our treatment of other animals. In clear and accessible language, Gruen provides a survey of the issues central to human-animal relations and a reasoned new perspective on current key debates in the field. She analyses and explains a range of theoretical positions and poses challenging questions that directly encourage readers to hone their ethical reasoning skills and to develop a defensible position about their own practices. Her book will be an invaluable resource for students in a wide range of disciplines including ethics, environmental studies, veterinary science, women's studies, and the emerging field of animal studies and is an engaging account of the subject for general readers with no prior background in philosophy.
• Altri titoli varianti: Ethics & Animals
• Titolo autorizzato: Ethics and animals
• ISBN: 1-107-21934-5; 0-511-99435-4; 1-282-96732-0; 9786612967320; 0-511-97616-X; 0-511-99211-4; 0-511-99113-4; 0-511-99314-5; 0-511-98932-6; 0-511-98754-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458879103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cambridge applied ethics.