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Why Animals Matter: Animal consciousness, animal welfare, and human well-being
Marian Stamp Dawkins
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Description for Why Animals Matter: Animal consciousness, animal welfare, and human well-being
Hardback. In a world increasingly concerned with the human species and its future, Marian Stamp Dawkins argues that we need to rethink some of the fundamental questions regarding animal welfare. How are we justified in projecting human emotions on to animals? What kind of mental lives do they have? What can science tell us about their quality of life? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
In a world increasingly concerned with climate change, food security, and other human issues, the welfare of non-human animals is in danger of being overlooked and side-lined. Using the latest scientific research on animal consciousness and emotions, Marian Stamp Dawkins argues that if animal welfare is to be taken seriously by world opinion, it needs a complete rethink. She asks important questions such as: are we justified in projecting human emotions on to animals? What can science tell us about their quality of life? She concludes that we need to place less emphasis on the conscious ... Read more
In a world increasingly concerned with climate change, food security, and other human issues, the welfare of non-human animals is in danger of being overlooked and side-lined. Using the latest scientific research on animal consciousness and emotions, Marian Stamp Dawkins argues that if animal welfare is to be taken seriously by world opinion, it needs a complete rethink. She asks important questions such as: are we justified in projecting human emotions on to animals? What can science tell us about their quality of life? She concludes that we need to place less emphasis on the conscious ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
381g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199587827
SKU
V9780199587827
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99-3
About Marian Stamp Dawkins
Marian Stamp Dawkins was born in Hereford, England and has been fascinated by animal behaviour all her life. She read Zoology at the University of Oxford and studied with Niko Tinbergen, the Nobel Laureate and one of the 'founding fathers' of ethology, the study of animal behaviour. In 1998 she became Professor of Animal Behaviour at Oxford. Her research now ... Read more
Reviews for Why Animals Matter: Animal consciousness, animal welfare, and human well-being
This is a sober, responsible way of making the case for animal welfare
Peter Lewis, Daily Mail
Peter Lewis, Daily Mail