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Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals

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ISBN: 978-1-405-19938-4

January 2010

Wiley-Blackwell

216 pages

Description
By exploring the ethical differences between humans and animals, Animalkind establishes a middle ground between egalitarianism and outright dismissal of animal rights.
  • A thought-provoking foray into our complex and contradictory relationship with animals
  • Advocates that we owe each animal due respect
  • Offers readers a sensible alternative to extremism by speaking of respect and compassion for animals, not rights
  • Balances philosophical analysis with intriguing facts and engaging tales
About the Author
Jean Kazez teaches philosophy at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She is the author of The Weight of Things: Philosophy and the Good Life (Blackwell, 2007) and has written about ethics, religion, happiness, and the arts for several magazines.
Features
  • A thought-provoking foray into our complex and contradictory relationship with animals
  • Finds a distinctive middle ground between rights for animals and their outright dismissal by advocating that we owe animals due respect
  • Offers readers a sensible alternative to extremism by speaking of respect and compassion for animals, not rights
  • Balances philosophical analysis with intriguing facts and engaging tales