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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Mylan Engel Jr. and Gary Lynn Comstock - Contributions by Tom Regan; Jeremy Garrett; Mylan Engel Jr.; Nathan Nobis; Anne Baril; Aaron Simmons; Molly Gardner; Evelyn Pluhar; Alastair Norcross; Gary Lynn Comstock; Ramona Ilea; Scott D. Wilson; Rob Klappentext Edited by Mylan Engel Jr. and Gary Lynn Comstock, this book employs different ethical lenses, including classical deontology, libertarianism, commonsense morality, virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and the capabilities approach, to explore the philosophical basis for the strong animal rights view, which holds that animals have moral rights equal in strength to the rights of humans, while also addressing what are undoubtedly the most serious challenges to the strong animal rights stance, including the challenges posed by rights nihilism, the "kind" argument against animal rights, the problem of predation, and the comparative value of lives. In addition, contributors explore the practical import of animal rights both from a social policy standpoint and from the standpoint of personal ethical decisions concerning what to eat and whether to hunt animals. Unlike other volumes on animal rights, which focus primarily on the legal rights of animals, and unlike other anthologies on animal ethics, which tend to cover a wide variety of topics but only devote a few articles to each topic, this volume focuses exclusively on the question of whether animals have moral rights and the practical import of such rights. The Moral Rights of Animals will be an indispensable resource for scholars, teachers, and students in the fields of animal ethics, applied ethics, ethical theory, and human-animal studies, as well as animal rights advocates and policy makers interested in improving the treatment of animals. Zusammenfassung This book explores the moral rights of animals through several lenses, such as classical deontology, libertarianism, morality, virtue ethics, and utilitarianism. It addresses the challenges to rights nihilism’s strong animal rights position, the "kind" argument against animal rights, the problem of predation, and the comparative value of lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Mylan Engel Jr. and Gary ComstockIntroduction: The Moral Rights of Animals and Why They Matter Mylan Engel Jr.The Moral Rights of Animals: Overview of the Book Mylan Engel Jr. and Gary ComstockPART I: THEORETICAL PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS1. The Case for Animal Rights Tom Regan2. Animal Rights for Libertarians Jeremy Garrett3. Do Animals Have Rights, and Does It Matter if They Don't? Mylan Engel Jr.4. Regan on 'Kind' Arguments against Animal Rights and for Human Rights Nathan Nobis5. Equality, Flourishing, and the Problem of Predation Anne BarilPART II. ANIMAL RIGHTS AND THE COMPARATIVE VALUE OF LIVES6. Do All Subjects-of-a-Life Have an Equal Right to Life? The Challenge of the Comparative Value of Life Aaron Simmons7. The Interspecies Killing Problem Molly Gardner8. Respecting Rights-Holders Evelyn Pluhar9. Subjects of a Life, the Argument from Risk, and the Significance of Self-Consciousness Alastair Norcross10. La Mettrie's Objection: Humans Act like Animals Gary ComstockPART III. ANIMAL RIGHTS IN PRACTICE11. Rights and Capabilities: Tom Regan and Martha Nussbaum on Animals Ramona Ilea12. Vegetarianism in the Balance Scott Wilson13. The Benefit of Regan's Doubt: Moral Caution and the Ethics of Eating Robert Bass14. A Moral License to Kill? Animal Rights and Hunting Jason HannaEPILOGUE: Regan Appreciation Jeff McMahan...
