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The Ethics of Animal Labor. A Collaborative Utopia.
Jocelyne Porcher
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Description for The Ethics of Animal Labor. A Collaborative Utopia.
Hardback. Num Pages: 135 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 329.
This book argues for a moral consideration of animal work relations. Paying special attention to the livestock industry, the author challenges the zootechnical denigration of animals for increased productivity awhile championing the collaborative nature of work. For Porcher, work is not merely a means to production but a means of living together unity. This unique reconsideration of work envisions animals as co-laborers with humans, rather than overwrought tools for exploitative, and often lethal, employment. Readers will learn about the disjunction between those focused on productivity and profit and those who favor a more ethical work environment for animals. Porcher's text ... Read more
This book argues for a moral consideration of animal work relations. Paying special attention to the livestock industry, the author challenges the zootechnical denigration of animals for increased productivity awhile championing the collaborative nature of work. For Porcher, work is not merely a means to production but a means of living together unity. This unique reconsideration of work envisions animals as co-laborers with humans, rather than overwrought tools for exploitative, and often lethal, employment. Readers will learn about the disjunction between those focused on productivity and profit and those who favor a more ethical work environment for animals. Porcher's text ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
Number of Pages
135
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319490694
SKU
V9783319490694
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99-15
About Jocelyne Porcher
Jocelyne Porcher is Director of Research at INRA-SAD, France. Her research concerns relations between humans and animals at work.
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