Cochrane, Alasdair (2010) An introduction to animals and political theory. Macmillan Publishers, Hampshire, UK. ISBN 9780230239258
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How should political communities govern their relations with animals? Are animals owed justice? What might justice for animals involve? Alasdair Cochrane introduces the most prominent schools in contemporary political theory – utilitarianism, liberalism, communitarianism, Marxism and feminism – and examines their implications for issues such as meat-eating, intensive agriculture, animal experimentation, religious slaughter and hunting. An introduction to animals and political theory explores the debates and discusses controversies over what makes an entity worthy of justice: is it rationality, the ability to contribute to society, sentience, or something else? It also introduces and engages with debates about what our political obligations to animals might entail: is it simply not to cause them unnecessary suffering, or do we have much more demanding obligations not to kill, own, or even use non-human animals?
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Official URL: | http://www.palgrave.com/home/index.asp |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Macmillan |
| Divisions: | Sociology LSE Human Rights |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2010 16:33 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 05:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29823 |
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