Kant and Animals
Title | Kant and Animals PDF eBook |
Author | John J. Callanan |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 271 |
Release | 2020-04-23 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0198859910 |
This is the first edited collection devoted entirely to the question of the role of animals in the thought of Immanuel Kant. Though the topic is not one treated systematically in his work, mentions of animals occur throughout his corpus in relation to many of his central concerns. In this volume, a team of leading scholars address issues ranging over Kant's theoretical and practical philosophy, including questions regarding the possibility of objective representation and intentionality in animals, the role of animals in Kant's scientific picture of nature, the status of our moral responsibilities to animals' welfare, and more. It also includes chapters concerning contemporary questions relating to animals and Kantian ethics and metaethics, making a use of Kant's philosophy to help contend with one of the most crucial ethics issues facing us today.
Fellow Creatures
Title | Fellow Creatures PDF eBook |
Author | Christine Marion Korsgaard |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 267 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0198753853 |
Presents a compelling new view of our moral relationships to the other animals
Kantianism for Animals
Title | Kantianism for Animals PDF eBook |
Author | Nico Dario Müller |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Total Pages | 257 |
Release | 2022-08-16 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 303101930X |
This open access book revises Kant’s ethical thought in one of its most notorious respects: its exclusion of animals from moral consideration. The book gives readers in animal ethics an accessible introduction to Kant’s views on our duties to others, and his view that we have only ‘indirect’ duties regarding animals. It then investigates how one would have to depart from Kant in order to recognise that animals matter morally for their own sake. Particular attention is paid to Kant’s ‘Formula of Humanity,' the role of autonomy and the moral law, as well as Kant’s notions of practical reason and animal instinct. The result is a deliberately amended version of Kantianism which nevertheless remains faithful to central aspects of Kant’s thought. The book’s final part illustrates the framework’s use in applied contexts, addressing the issues of using animals as mere means, the ethics of veganism and vegetarianism, and environmental protection. Nico Dario Müller shows how, when furnished with duties to animals, Kant's moral philosophy can be a powerful resource for animal ethicists.
The Case for Animal Rights
Title | The Case for Animal Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Regan |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 452 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780520054608 |
THE argument for animal rights, a classic since its appearance in 1983, from the moral philosophical point of view. With a new preface.
The Oxford Handbook of Animal Ethics
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Animal Ethics PDF eBook |
Author | Tom L. Beauchamp |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 997 |
Release | 2011-11-17 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0195371968 |
Edited by Tom L. Beauchamp and R.G. Frey.
The Ethics of Killing Animals
Title | The Ethics of Killing Animals PDF eBook |
Author | Tatjana Višak |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 273 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0199396086 |
While it is generally accepted that animal welfare matters morally, it is less clear how to morally evaluate the ending of an animal's life. This volume presents a collection of contributions from major thinkers in ethics and animal welfare, with a special focus on the moral evaluation of killing animals.
Animal Rights and Wrongs
Title | Animal Rights and Wrongs PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Scruton |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 226 |
Release | 2006-10-31 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780826494047 |
In this acclaimed book, Scruton takes the issues relating to vivisection, hunting, animal testing and BSE and places them in a wider framework of thought and feeling. Now available in paperback