The Animals Issue: Moral Theory in Practice

by Peter Carruthers

• ISBN13: 9780521436892
• ISBN10: 0521436893
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-09-25
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Do animals have rights? In contrast to the philosophical gurus of the animal rights movement, whose opinion has held moral sway in recent years, Peter Carruthers here claims that they do not. This provocative but judiciously argued book is for all those interested in animal rights, whatever their initial standpoint. It will also serve as a lively introduction to ethics, demonstrating why theoretical issues in ethics actually matter.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Moral argument and moral theory

2. Utilitarianism and contractualism

3. Utilitarianism and animal suffering

4. Utilitarianism and the harm of killing

5. Contractualism and animals

6. Animals and rational agency

7. Contractualism and character

8. Animals and conscious experience

Conclusion

Notes

Index.