The moral menagerie : philosophy and animal rights / Marc R. Fellenz.

Author/creator Fellenz, Marc R., 1963-
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2007.
Description301 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Why care about animals? -- Broader philosophical considerations -- Utilitarian arguments : the value of animal experience -- Deontological arguments : do animals have natural rights? -- Aristotelian arguments : animal telos and human aretē -- Contractarian arguments : animals outside the state of nature -- Extensionism and its limits -- The call and the circle : the animal in postmodern thought -- Ecophilosophy : deep ecology and ecofeminism -- Sacrifice and self-overcoming -- The child, the hunter, and the artist.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references(p. 285-289) and index.
LCCN 2006029386
ISBN9780252031182 (alk. paper)
ISBN0252031180 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780252073601 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0252073606 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV4708 .F35 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold