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In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave
by Peter Singer
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9781405119412 |
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis:
In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave brings together the best current ethical thinking about animals. Edited by Peter Singer, who made ldquo; speciesismrdquo; an international issue in 1975 when he published Animal Liberation, this new book presents the state of the animal movement that his classic work helped to inspire. Long hailed as a brilliant and controversial philosopher, Singer has assembled incisive new articles by philosophers and by activists. In Defense of Animals is sure to inform and inspire all who want to understand, or contribute to, the unfolding moral revolution in the way we treat animals.
Synopsis:
Bringing together new essays by philosophers and activists, "In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave" highlights the new challenges facing the animal rights movement.
Exciting new collection edited by controversial philosopher Peter Singer, who made animal rights into an international concern when he first published "In Defence of Animals" and "Animal Liberation" over thirty years ago
Essays explore new ways of measuring animal suffering, reassess the question of personhood, and draw highlight tales of effective advocacy
Lays out "Ten Tips for Activists," taking the reader beyond ethical theory and into the day-to-day campaigns for animal rights
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9781405119412
- Subtitle:
- The Second Wave
- Actor:
- Singer, Peter
- Actor:
- Singer, Peter
- Editor:
- Singer, Peter
- Publisher:
- Blackwell Publishers
- Subject:
- Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Subject:
- Animal Rights
- Subject:
- Animal welfare
- Subject:
- Animal rights movement
- Subject:
- Life Sciences - Zoology - General
- Edition Number:
- 2
- Publication Date:
- January 2006
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 248
- Dimensions:
- 9.10x6.08x.77 in. .81 lbs.
