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Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence
Andrew Linzey
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Description for Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence
Hardcover. Many philosophers, including Aquinas, Locke, Schopenhauer and Kant, have assumed that there is a link between cruelty to animals and violence to people. This title examines the relationships between animal abuse and child abuse, the emotional development of the child, family violence, and serial murder. Editor(s): Linzey, Andrew. Num Pages: 346 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 672.
Many philosophers, including Aquinas, Locke, Schopenhauer and Kant, have assumed that there is a link between cruelty to animals and violence to people. During the last 40 years, evidence for this view has steadily accumulated as a result of statistical, psychological, and medical investigations, and there is now a substantial body of supporting empirical evidence. "The Link Between Animal Abuse & Human Violence" brings together international experts from seven countries to examine in detail the relationships between animal abuse and child abuse, the emotional development of the child, family violence, and serial murder. It considers the implications for legal and ... Read more
Many philosophers, including Aquinas, Locke, Schopenhauer and Kant, have assumed that there is a link between cruelty to animals and violence to people. During the last 40 years, evidence for this view has steadily accumulated as a result of statistical, psychological, and medical investigations, and there is now a substantial body of supporting empirical evidence. "The Link Between Animal Abuse & Human Violence" brings together international experts from seven countries to examine in detail the relationships between animal abuse and child abuse, the emotional development of the child, family violence, and serial murder. It considers the implications for legal and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845193249
SKU
V9781845193249
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Andrew Linzey
Andrew Linzey is Director of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and a member of the Faculty of Theology at at Oxford University. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books, including Animal Rights: A Christian Assessment ; Christianity and the Rights of Animals ; and Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics .
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