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Ethics and the Beast: A Speciesist Argument for Animal Liberation
Tzachi Zamir
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Description for Ethics and the Beast: A Speciesist Argument for Animal Liberation
Hardback. Making a case for liberation that is based primarily on common moral intuitions and beliefs, and that therefore could attract wide understanding and support, this title attempts to change the terms of the liberation debate. It claims that speciesism is compatible with liberation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Many people think that animal liberation would require a fundamental transformation of basic beliefs. We would have to give up "speciesism" and start viewing animals as our equals, with rights and moral status. And we would have to apply these beliefs in an all-or-nothing way. But in Ethics and the Beast, Tzachi Zamir makes the radical argument that animal liberation doesn't require such radical arguments--and that liberation could be accomplished in a flexible and pragmatic way. By making a case for liberation that is based primarily on common moral intuitions and beliefs, and that therefore could attract wide understanding and ... Read more
Many people think that animal liberation would require a fundamental transformation of basic beliefs. We would have to give up "speciesism" and start viewing animals as our equals, with rights and moral status. And we would have to apply these beliefs in an all-or-nothing way. But in Ethics and the Beast, Tzachi Zamir makes the radical argument that animal liberation doesn't require such radical arguments--and that liberation could be accomplished in a flexible and pragmatic way. By making a case for liberation that is based primarily on common moral intuitions and beliefs, and that therefore could attract wide understanding and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691133287
SKU
V9780691133287
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About Tzachi Zamir
Tzachi Zamir is assistant professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of "Double Vision: Moral Philosophy and Shakespearean Drama" (Princeton).
Reviews for Ethics and the Beast: A Speciesist Argument for Animal Liberation
"The impressive philosophical force of the arguments for animal liberation seems to be somewhat detached from reality and its struggles. One must thus welcome the appearance of a book that not only reweaves theory and practice, but also gives centre stage to problems of implementation, or even of strategy."
Paola Cavalieri, Iyyun "I have been able to productively use Zamir's insights ... Read more
Paola Cavalieri, Iyyun "I have been able to productively use Zamir's insights ... Read more