Capacity for Welfare Across Species

Is my carefree dog better off than I am? Will my money improve welfare more if I spend it helping people or chickens? If we want to compare welfare across species, we first need to explore whether welfare subjects of different species have the same or a different capacity for welfare. Tatjana Višak argues that they do.

About the author

Tatjana Višak has a BA in psychology, an MA in political science, and a PhD in philosophy. She has been a lecturer and researcher in philosophy at various universities across the globe over the past 20 years. She is currently working in the field of psychology. She is the author of Killing Happy Animals - Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics (Palgrave MacMillan, 2013) and editor of The Ethics of Killing Animals (Oxford University Press, 2016). She has published more than 30 papers about welfare and animal ethics in scientific journals and books.

Summary

Is my carefree dog better off than I am? Will my money improve welfare more if I spend it helping people or chickens? If we want to compare welfare across species, we first need to explore whether welfare subjects of different species have the same or a different capacity for welfare. Tatjana Višak argues that they do.

Product details

• Authors: Tatjana (German Philosopher Specialising in Visak, Tatjana Višak
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.12.2022
• EAN: 9780192882202
• ISBN: 978-0-19-288220-2
• No. of pages: 162
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Animals & society, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethical issues & debates, Animals and society, Ethical issues and debates