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Where should an account of the virtues begin? This book on moral philosophy argues that we should begin with those facts of vulnerability and ... More

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"Animal Rights and Moral Philosophy" examines the major arguments for animal rights proposed to date and adds a new dimension. Julian H. Franklin ... More

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Elizabeth Costello, a distinguished novelist, has been invited to the United States to give a university lecture on animal rights, a subject which ... More

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Collection of historical, theoretical and applied articles on the ethical considerations in the treatment of animals by human beings.

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In this comprehensive 2011 introduction to animal ethics, Lori Gruen weaves together poignant and provocative case studies with discussions of ... More

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Many philosophers, including Aquinas, Locke, Schopenhauer, and Kant, have assumed that there is a link between cruelty to animals and violence to ... More

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Bringing together new essays by philosophers and activists, "In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave" highlights the new challenges facing the animal ... More

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Presents a multifaceted discussion of some responses to the question, "Do animals have rights?"

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In 1990, The Sexual Politics of Meat was published. In just a few years, the book became an underground classic. Neither Man Nor Beast takes Adams' ... More

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This introductory textbook is ideally suited to newcomers to philosophy and ethical problems. Rosalind Hursthouse carefully introduces the three ... More

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Explores the many issues surrounding the animal rights and animal welfare movements through personal interview responses from rights activists.

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This book offers the most judicious and well-balanced account yet available of the moral standing of animals.

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Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? "In Defense of Dolphins" combines ... More

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Stephen R. L. Clark is an international authority on animal rights. His major writings over twenty years are now brought together for the first time ... More

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Gary Steiner argues that ethologists and philosophers in the analytic and continental traditions have largely failed to advance an adequate ... More

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How and why do people 'frame' animals so pervasively, and what are the ramifications are of this habit? For animals, being put into a cultural frame ... More

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Roth introduces readers to veganism as a lifestyle of compassion and action. Broadening the scope of her popular first book "That's Why We Don't Eat ... More

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Throughout history, humans have raised and confined animals for food, clothing and research, trained animals for entertainment, fought animals for ... More

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It is widely agreed that because animals feel pain we should not make them suffer gratuitously. Some ethical theories go even further: because of the ... More

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As the most populous province in Canada, Ontario is a microcosm of the animal welfare issues which beset Western civilization. The authors of this ... More

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By exploring the ethical differences between humans and animals, "Animalkind" establishes a middle ground between egalitarianism and outright ... More

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Improving the lives of animals through emotional connection and empathy

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In using sociological perspectives to examine other animals in society Animals and Sociology challenges traditional assumptions about the very nature ... More

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Edited by Tom L. Beauchamp and R.G. Frey.

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"Anthropocentrism and Its Discontents" is the first-ever comprehensive examination of views of animals in the history of Western philosophy, from ... More

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