Against Liberation by Michael P T Leahy
The Western world is currently gripped by an obsessive concern for the rights of animals - their uses and abuses. In this book, Leahy argues that this is a movement based upon a series of fundamental misconceptions about the basic nature of animals. This is a radical philosophical questioning of prevailing views on animal rights, which credit animals with a self-consciousness like ours. Leahy's conclusions have implications for issues such as bloodsports, meat eating and fur trading.`Leahy's exploration of the implications of Wittgenstein's philosophy for the animals issue is valuable and salutary' - Times Higher Education Supplement
`... a useful addition to any collection on the ethics of animal use.' - Laboratory Animals
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415103169 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415103169 |
| Title | Against Liberation |
| Author | Michael P T Leahy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1993-11-11 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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