PHIL 2306 (Introduction to Ethics) - Dr. A. Antoninka

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Animal Others brings together original contributions that explore the status of animals from the continental philosophy perspective. Examined are the moral status of animals, the question of animal minds, an understanding of what it is to be an animal and what it is to be with an animal, as well as the roles animals play in the work of philosophers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Merleau-Ponty, and Derrida.

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CHAPTERS: Peter Singer and utilitarianism - Regan on animal rights - Animal rights and Kant - Animal rights and post-Kantian rationalism - Animal rights and compassion - Conflict of rights and environmentalism - Animal consciousness-biomedical testing and use of animals.

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Many people think that animal liberation would require a fundamental transformation of basic beliefs. We would have to give up "speciesism" and start viewing animals as our equals, with rights and moral status. And we would have to apply these beliefs in an all-or-nothing way. But Tzachi Zamir makes the radical argument that animal liberation doesn't require such radical arguments - and that liberation could be accomplished in a flexible and pragmatic way.

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This volume explores the ethical controversies that have arisen over animal research, examining closely the complex scientific philosophical, moral, and legal issues involved.

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Raising awareness of human indifference and cruelty toward animals, The Global Guide to Animal Protection includes more than 180 articles that survey the extent of worldwide human exploitation of animals. In addition to entries on often disturbing examples of human cruelty toward animals, the book describes attempts of courageous individuals - including Jane Goodall, Shirley McGreal, Birute Mary Galdikas, Bernard E. Rollin, and Roger Fouts - to challenge and change exploitative practices.

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This volume introduces the most important ideas in animal ethics and builds on a critical dialogue emerging at the intersection of animal rights, environmental ethics, and religious studies. Kemmerer examines the work of influential scholars Tom Regan (animal rights), Peter Singer (utilitarian ethics), Andrew Linzey (theologian), and Paul Taylor (environmental ethics), and explores ethics and animals across six world religions. "In Search of Consistency" sheds light on 'the sanctity of life' by means of an intriguing moral theory, 'The Minimize Harm Maxim', rooted in the time-honoured moral ideals of impartiality and consistency.

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CHAPTERS: The principle of gratuitous suffering - The value of humans and the value of animals - The holocaust of factory farming - Hunting - Animal experimentation -- The law and animals - Women and animals.