Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics

By:

Kenneth A. Loparo

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Paperback / softback

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

Series

The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

Pages

188

Edition

1st ed. 2013

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

IX, 188 p.

Dimensions

140x216x11

ISBN-13

9781349449255

Product ID

25510076

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