Poverty of Animals - Towards a Marxist Theory of Animal Welfare

List of contents

Introduction. 1. Why Do We Need a Marxist Theory of Animal Welfare? 2. Marx and Animal Welfare 3. Capitalism and the Poverty of Animals 4. What Can Be Done for Animal Welfare? Conclusion

About the author

Mehmet Kanatli is Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Hitit University, Turkey. He received his MA from the Political Theory programme at Manchester University, UK, and his PhD from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at METU, Turkey. He is also the author of Private Property, Freedom and Order: Social Contract Theories from Hobbes to Rawls (Routledge, 2021). He is interested in a wide range of social science disciplines from international relations to political theory, with a specialisation in theories of democracies, political ideologies, and political thought.

Summary

This book makes a theoretical contribution to animal rights issues from a Marxist perspective. Drawing on ethics, politics, and philosophy, it focuses on how to create a social formation that will improve animal welfare.

Product details

• Authors: Mehmet Kanatli, Mehmet (Hitit University Kanatli
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032366029
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3236602-9
• No. of pages: 154
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Animals & society, Ethics and moral philosophy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Animals and society, Marxism & Communism