Putting Humans First: Why We Are Nature's Favorite (Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy)

Machan Chapman University's Argyros School of Business & Economics, Tibor R.

ISBN 10: 074253345X / ISBN 13: 9780742533455

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Putting Humans First: Why We Are Nature's Favorite (Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074253345X
• ISBN 13: 9780742533455
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Putting Humans First passionately argues for the primacy of human life in the natural world and the corresponding justice of humans making use of animals; it disputes the concept of "animal rights" and "animal liberation." It shows human beings to be very much a part of nature, though not, ordinarily, of the wilds. Given their nature, Machan argues that human beings not only can, but ought to use nature to serve their own needs.

About the Author

Tibor R. Machan is currently R. C. Hoiles Professor of Business Ethics & Free Enterprise at the Argyros School of Business & Economics, Chapman University, Orange, CA, and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.