Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction
David DeGrazia Oxford University Press

Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction

Pages

144

Format

Paperback

Release date

March 2017

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Weight

4.2 oz

Size

6.8 x 4.3 x 0.4 "

This volume provides a general overview of the basic ethical and philosophical issues of animal rights. It asks questions such as: Do animals have moral rights? If so, what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand welfare? By presenting models for understanding animals' moral status and rights, and examining their mental lives and welfare, David DeGrazia explores the implications for how we should treat animals in connection with our diet, zoos, and research. Animal Rights distinguishes itself by combining intellectual rigor with accessibility, offering a distinct moral voice with a non-polemical tone.