Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog?

Gary L. Francione

ISBN 10: 1566396921 / ISBN 13: 9781566396929

Published by Temple University Press, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog?
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566396921
• ISBN 13: 9781566396929
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

This introduction looks at the conventional moral thinking about animals. Using examples, analogies and thought-experiments, it reveals the dramatic inconsistency between what people say they believe about animals and how people actually treat them.

Reviews

Well written, passionately argued, and clearly reasoned, this book still suffers from one major flaw: na?vet?. While no one can argue that there are problems with the way our society views and treats animals, specifically the status of animals as property, Francione expresses the common animal-rights position that every use of animalsAwhether for medical testing, entertainment, or even consumptionAis immoral or inherently wrong. Taking on Descartes, Locke, Jeremy Bentham, and even Peter Singer (known by many for Animal Liberation, long considered a foundation text for the animal-rights movement), Francione argues that animals can only be considered as having moral status or as being thingsAthere is no other choice. While his argument may well have some validity, the status of animals in our society (and beyond) is more like a compromise between the two. Recommended for larger animal-rights collections.AAlicia Graybill, Lincoln City Libs., NE
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