The animal rights debate : abolition or regulation? / Gary L. Francione and Robert Garner.
"Francione maintains that we have no moral justification for using nonhumans, arguing 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. Ga...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2010]
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| Series: | Critical perspectives on animals.
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| Summary: | "Francione maintains that we have no moral justification for using nonhumans, arguing 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 favours 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 philisophically flawed, it can contribute strategically to the achievement of animal rights ends. As they spar, Francione and Garner deconstruct the animal-protection movement..."--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 273 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231149549 9780231149549 0231149557 9780231149556 |