Francione Animals as Persons

Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-51156-8
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

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

A prominent and respected philosopher of animal rights law and ethical theory, Gary L. Francione is known for his criticism of animal welfare laws and regulations, his abolitionist theory of animal rights, and his promotion of veganism and nonviolence as the baseline principles of the abolitionist movement. In this collection, Francione advances the most radical theory of animal rights to date. Unlike Peter Singer, Francione maintains that we cannot morally justify using animals under any circumstances, and unlike Tom Regan, Francione's theory applies to all sentient beings, not only to those who have more sophisticated cognitive abilities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Francione, Gary L.

Francione, Gary

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Gary Steiner
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Abolition of Animal Use Versus the Regulation of Animal Treatment
Chapter 1. Animals -- Property or Persons?
Chapter 2. Reflections on Animals, Property, and the Law and Rain Without Thunder
Chapter 3. Taking Sentience Seriously
Chapter 4. Equal Consideration and the Interest of Nonhuman Animals in Continued Existence: A Response to Professor Sunstein
Chapter 5. The Use of Nonhuman Animals in Biomedical Research: Necessity and Justification
Chapter 6. Ecofeminism and Animal Rights: A Review of Beyond Animal Rights: A Feminist Caring Ethic for the Treatment of Animals
Chapter 7. Comparable Harm and Equal Inherent Value: The Problem of the Dog in the Lifeboat
Reference Guide to Selected Topics

Über Autor(innen)

Gary L. Francione was the first academic to teach animal rights theory in an American law school and has lectured on the topic throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He is Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University-Newark, and his books include Introduction to Animal Rights and Animals, Property, and the Law.