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This book distinguishes itself from much of the polemical literature on these issues by offering the most judicious and well-balanced account yet available of animals' moral standing, and related questions concerning their minds and welfare. Transcending jejune debates focused on utilitarianism versus rights, the book offers a fresh methodological approach with specific and constructive conclusions about our treatment of animals. David DeGrazia provides the most thorough discussion yet of whether equal consideration should be extended to animals' interests, and examines the issues of animal minds and animal well-being with an unparalleled combination of philosophical rigor and empirical documentation. His book is an important contribution to the field of animal ethics and will be read with special interest by all philosophers teaching such courses, as well as biologists, those professionally involved with animals, and general readers concerned about animal welfare.

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Lately, nonhuman animals have been the topic of a great deal of social and professional discussion. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   3 of 7 people found the following review helpful: Honest comprehensive critique, helpful in pub brawls, 20 Aug 2001 By  "voltimando" - See all my reviews I read this book while studying philosophy at Cambridge.It has a fluent and engaging analytical style, without the usual implicitly emotional basis of other offerings. However, having been exposed to the graphic and uncompromising stupidity of the compassionate (meat eating) vets and moral ethics crew in college ,i realised a very important point concerning this book.Moral precepts are preceded by established behaviour.Therefore, in most, but not all cases, a rationalisation will be found to justify the behaviour and not vice-versa.This leaves any aspiring Veggy Pankhurst more informed but still unable to establish a coherent argument that can withstand the impregnability of idiology. Still,altogether an informative and necessarily challenging set of points that are a well needed addition to veggy ethics.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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