Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics

By:

Kenneth A. Loparo

Format:

Hardback

Series:

The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

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Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions.

Author Biography:

Tatjana Višak is a lecturer at the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash University, Australia. Previously she has worked as a lecturer/researcher in ethics at various Dutch universities. Her special interests are Animal Ethics, Bioethics, Utilitarianism and Value Theory.

Release date NZ

August 23rd, 2013

Author

Kenneth A. Loparo

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

IX, 188 p.

Pages

188

Series

The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

Dimensions

140x216x16

ISBN-13

9781137286260

Product ID

21381109

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