- Paperback: 206 pages
- Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.; New Ed edition (7 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0826494048
- ISBN-13: 978-0826494047
- Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 13.4 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 948,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"'Scruton's view of animals grows out of a thoroughly worked-out account of the moral life, the only one which does justice to every one of morality's principal sources' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH"
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A revised and improved edition of a book in continuing demand. Do animals have rights? If not, do we have duties towards them? If so, what duties? These and a myriad of other issues are discussed in this brilliantly argued book, published in association with the leading think-tank Demos. Why are animal-rights groups so keen to protect the rights of badgers and foxes but not of rats mice or even humans? How can we bridge the growing gap between rural producers and urban consumers? Why is raising animals for fur more heinous than raising them for their meat? Are we as human beings driving other species either to extinction or to a state of dependency? This paperback edition is fully updated with new chapters on the livestoick crisis, fishing and BSE and a layman's guide introduction to philosophical concepts, the book presents a radical respponse to the defenders of animal rights and a challenge to those who think that because they are kind to their pets, they are therefore good news for animals.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was expecting something here that would counter the work of Singer but instead he seems to pretend that Singers views don't exist. The old argument that animals can have no moral rights because they can not return the idea of morality is so easily countered. By claiming this argument he is infact saying that human babies and the mentally ill have no moral rights.
Roger I know Singers arguments are difficult to counter but you can't just ignore them. :)
Roger I know Singers arguments are difficult to counter but you can't just ignore them. :)
6 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I would advise to aviod this book, if you are a vegetarian or animal-lover. This book is nothing but finding excuses to justify human cruelty and human superiority over animals. The writer is a typical narrow-minded egoistic man, who clearly favours speciesm. Terrible! He is brainwashed by our society, not able to see outside the box.
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