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Theory of Justice for Animals
Robert Garner
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Description for Theory of Justice for Animals
Paperback. This innovative book is the first to couch the debate about animals in the language of justice, and the first to develop both ideal and nonideal theories of justice for animals. It rejects the abolitionist animal rights position in favor of a revised version of animal rights centering on sentience. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFZ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Are animals worthy recipients of justice? If so, what do we owe them, and what is to be gained by using the language of justice when considering our duties toward them? A Theory of Justice for Animals, written by one of the foremost scholars of animal ethics, argues that not only are animals worthy recipients of justice, but that the language of justice offers a stronger base of claims for animal advocates than does the language of ethics or morality. It also claims that a genuinely political theory of animal rights is incomplete if it does not go ... Read more
Are animals worthy recipients of justice? If so, what do we owe them, and what is to be gained by using the language of justice when considering our duties toward them? A Theory of Justice for Animals, written by one of the foremost scholars of animal ethics, argues that not only are animals worthy recipients of justice, but that the language of justice offers a stronger base of claims for animal advocates than does the language of ethics or morality. It also claims that a genuinely political theory of animal rights is incomplete if it does not go ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199936335
SKU
V9780199936335
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About Robert Garner
Robert Garner is Professor of Politics at the University of Leicester.
Reviews for Theory of Justice for Animals
As a welcome defence of animal rights, Garner's book is among the leading accounts of justice for animals and a powerful, practical weapon against the injustices our species inflicts upon so many suffering animals.
Jeffrey Spring, Political Studies Review
In this highly anticipated book, Robert Garner presents a clear and persuasive new theory of justice for animals. Because ... Read more
Jeffrey Spring, Political Studies Review
In this highly anticipated book, Robert Garner presents a clear and persuasive new theory of justice for animals. Because ... Read more