Kenneth A. Loparo
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2013
9781349449255
Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
e druk, 2013
ISBN13: 9781349449255
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349449255
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Series Editors' Preface Introduction 1. Utilitarianism and Animal Husbandry 2. Animals and the Harm of Death 3. The Replaceability Argument 4. Total View versus Prior Existence View 5. Can Existence be Better for a Being than Non-Existence? 6. Person-Affecting Restriction and Non-Identity Problem 7. Repugnant Conclusion and Expected Misery Argument 8. Veganism versus Animal-Friendly Animal Husbandry Conclusions Appendices Bibliography Index