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| Tipo materiale: | Pubblico giovane, Risorsa internet |
|---|---|
| Tipo documento: | Book, Internet Resource |
| Tutti gli autori / Collaboratori: |
Cass R Sunstein; Martha Craven Nussbaum |
| ISBN: | 0195152174 9780195152173 9780195305104 0195305108 |
| Numero OCLC: | 52429684 |
| Descrizione: | xi, 338 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contenuti: | Introduction: what are animal rights? / Cass R. Sunstein -- Animal rights, one step at a time / Steven M. Wise -- Animal rights: legal, philosophical, and pragmatic perspectives / Richard A. Posner -- Ethics beyond species and beyond instincts: a response to Richard Posner / Peter Singer -- Eating meat and eating people / Cora Diamond -- Animals-property or persons? / Gary L. Francione -- Animals as objects, or subjects, of rights / Richard A. Epstein -- Drawing lines / James Rachels -- All animals are not equal: the interface between scientific knowledge and legislation for animal rights / Lesley J. Rogers, Gisela Kaplan -- Foxes in the hen house: animals, agribusiness, and the law: a modern American fable / David J. Wolfson, Mariann Sullivan -- New property status for animals: equitable self-ownership / David Favre -- Can animals sue? / Cass R. Sunstein -- Of mice and men: a feminist fragment on animal rights / Catharine A. MacKinnon -- Animal rights and the values of nonhuman life / Elizabeth Anderson -- Beyond "compassion and humanity": justice for nonhuman animals / Martha C. Nussbaum. |
| Responsabilità: | edited by Cass R. Sunstein and Martha C. Nussbaum. |
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<br>"Eloquent essays."--The Atlantic Monthly<p><br>."..a wide range of thought-provoking responses....an accessible survey of the major ideas in this intellectually challenging debate."--The Federal Lawyer<p><br>"This collection of essays provides a fine introduction to a number of difficult and controversial questions. It is particularly strong in its treatment of the philosophical and legal issues that surround animal rights."--Science<p><br>"These 14 skillfully edited, high quality, and nicely balanced essays present a wide range of legal, political, and ethical perspectives on animal rights, and include some well-arranged sequences of competing arguments.... Recommended."--Choice<p><br>"Our society is in the midst of a major debate over animal rights, our duties, and the legal status of animals. This new compilation of essays has profoundly contributed to this debate.... Animal Rights is an incredible resource introducing readers to the basic issues in animal rights and highlighting directions animal advocates may go..."--Animal Law<p><br>"An important and thought-provoking work. Sunstein and Nussbaum illuminate issues that have the power to unite or divide those of us who care deeply about animals. By fostering better understanding, their book can help light the pathway to common ground."--Kathryn S. Fuller, President, World Wildlife Fund-US<p><br>"Several chapters...discuss political and legal changes that could drastically improve the lives of animals without giving them rights or personhood. ...This is a book political decision makers should read."--The Law and Politics Book Review<p><br> Per saperne di più…
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