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The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?
Gary L. Francione
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Description for The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?
Paperback. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334. Abolition or Regulation?. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. 144 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Dimension: 207 x 140 x 17. Weight: 334.
Gary L. Francione is a law professor and leading philosopher of animal rights theory. Robert Garner is a political theorist specializing in the philosophy and politics of animal protection. Francione maintains that we have no moral justification for using nonhumans and argues that because animals are property--or economic commodities--laws or industry practices requiring humane treatment will, as a general matter, fail to provide any meaningful level of protection. Garner favors a version of animal rights that focuses on eliminating animal suffering and adopts a protectionist approach, maintaining that although the traditional animal-welfare ethic is philosophically flawed, it can ... Read more
Gary L. Francione is a law professor and leading philosopher of animal rights theory. Robert Garner is a political theorist specializing in the philosophy and politics of animal protection. Francione maintains that we have no moral justification for using nonhumans and argues that because animals are property--or economic commodities--laws or industry practices requiring humane treatment will, as a general matter, fail to provide any meaningful level of protection. Garner favors a version of animal rights that focuses on eliminating animal suffering and adopts a protectionist approach, maintaining that although the traditional animal-welfare ethic is philosophically flawed, it can ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law
Condition
New
Weight
339g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231149556
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V9780231149556
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About Gary L. Francione
Gary L. Francione is distinguished professor of law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark. He is the author of numerous books and articles on animal ethics and on animals and the law, including Animals as Persons: Essays on the Abolition of Animal Exploitation. Robert Garner is professor of politics ... Read more
Reviews for The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?
This volume does an excellent job of contrasting the welfarist and rights positions their competing claims, and possible weakness therein. Choice