Cochrane Animal Rights Without Liberation

Applied Ethics and Human Obligations
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-231-50443-0
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, and Law

Alasdair Cochrane introduces an entirely new theory of animal rights grounded in their interests as sentient beings. He then applies this theory to different and underexplored policy areas, such as genetic engineering, pet-keeping, indigenous hunting, and religious slaughter. In contrast to other proponents of animal rights, Cochrane claims that because most sentient animals are not autonomous agents, they have no intrinsic interest in liberty. As such, he argues that our obligations to animals lie in ending practices that cause their suffering and death and do not require the liberation of animals.

Cochrane's "interest-based rights approach" weighs the interests of animals to determine which is sufficient to impose strict duties on humans. In so doing, Cochrane acknowledges that sentient animals have a clear and discernable right not to be made to suffer and not to be killed, but he argues that they do not have a prima facie right to liberty. Because most animals possess no interest in leading freely chosen lives, humans have no moral obligation to liberate them. Moving beyond theory to the practical aspects of applied ethics, this pragmatic volume provides much-needed perspective on the realities and responsibilities of the human-animal relationship.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cochrane, Alasdair

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Tier- und Umweltschutz
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Animals, Interests, and Rights
3. Animal Experimentation
4. Animal Agriculture
5. Animals and Genetic Engineering
6. Animal Entertainment
7. Animals and the Environment
8. Animals and Cultural Practices
9. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alasdair Cochrane is lecturer in political theory at The University of Sheffield and the author of An Introduction to Animals and Political Theory.