In Defense of Animals
Author | : Peter Singer |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2013-05-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781118712351 |
ISBN-13 | : 1118712358 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Bringing together new essays by philosophers and activists, InDefense of Animals: The Second Wave highlights the newchallenges facing the animal rights movement. Exciting new collection edited by controversial philosopherPeter Singer, who made animal rights into an international concernwhen he first published In Defence of Animals and AnimalLiberation over thirty years ago Essays explore new ways of measuring animal suffering, reassessthe question of personhood, and draw highlight tales of effectiveadvocacy Lays out “Ten Tips for Activists”, taking thereader beyond ethical theory and into the day-to-day campaigns foranimal rights