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Animals and Their Moral Standing

Stephen R. L. Clark

Stephen R. L. Clark is an international authority on animal rights. His major writings over twenty years are now brought together for the first time in one volume as a record of his pioneering work. Over the last decade or more, animal rights has become an issue of genuine and outspoken public concern, following the work of philosophers, scientists and welfarists who have raised awareness of the issue. Renowned for The Moral Status of Animals and The Nature of the Beast, Clark's writings have been central to this debate; this collection traces the development of 'animal rights'. Animals and their Moral Standing tackles issues such as the calculation of costs and benefits; the 'rights' of wild animals, and of ecosystems; problems with our understanding of animal behaviour, and the faults of specisism.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: Apr 3rd, 1997
  • Pages: 202
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.20in - 6.18in - 0.59in - 0.80lb
  • EAN: 9780415135603
  • Categories: History & Surveys - ModernAnimal Rights

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Praise for this book

'Well worth the read ... a fine piece of philosophical work.' - Metascience

'[Clark's] ability to bring together contemporary sociobiology, ancient and modern philosophical perspectives and theological perspectives is quite remarkable. The result is a collection of essays that will be of interest to the veteran as well as the newcomer to the animal welfare debate. Anyone who questions the contribution of traditional philosophy to modern ethics or current science would do well to spend time with this book.' - Reason Papers