Killing Happy Animals Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics |
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| Author:
| Višak, Tatjana
Loparo, Kenneth A. |
| Series title: | The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-28626-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $133.95 |
Book Description:
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Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions.
Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions.