Animal Ethics: The Basics av Tony Miligan

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<P>Animal Ethics has long been a highly contested area with debates driven by unease about various forms of animal harm, from the use of animals in scientific research to the farming of animals for consumption. <I>Animal Ethics: The Basics </I>is an essential introduction to the key considerations surrounding the ethical treatment of animals. Taking a thematic approach, it outlines the current arguments from animal agency to the emergence of the ''political turn''. This book explores such questions as:</P><P></P><UL><P><LI>Can animals think and do they suffer?</LI><P></P><P><LI>What do we mean by speciesism?</LI><P></P><P><LI>Are humans special?</LI><P></P><P><LI>Can animals be political or moral agents?</LI><P></P><P><LI>Is animal rights protest ethical?</LI><P></P></UL><P></P><P>Including outlines of the key arguments, suggestions for further reading and a glossary of key terms, this book is an essential read for philosophy students and readers approaching the contested field of Anim