Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics - Couverture souple

Loparo, Kenneth A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1349449253 ISBN 13 : 9781349449255

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tatjana Visak is a lecturer at the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash University, Australia. Previously she has worked as a lecturer/researcher in ethics at various Dutch universities. Her special interests are Animal Ethics, Bioethics, Utilitarianism and Value Theory.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1349449253
• ISBN 13: 9781349449255
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 200
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