How to count animals, more or less

by Kagan, Shelly

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Title Statements

Full title :How to count animals, more or less / Shelly Kagan.

Summary

Most people agree that animals count morally, but how exactly should we take animals into account? A prominent stance in contemporary ethical discussions is that animals have the same moral status that people do, and so in moral deliberation the similar interests of animals and people should be given the very same consideration. In 'How to Count Animals, ' more or less, Shelly Kagan sets out and defends a hierarchical approach in which people count more than animals do and some animals count more than others. For the most part, moral theories have not been developed in such a way as to take account of differences in status. By arguing for a hierarchical account of morality - and exploring what status sensitive principles might look like - Kagan reveals just how much work needs to be done to arrive at an adequate view of our uties toward animals, and of morality more generally. -- Publisher, page four of cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2019
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2019

The Physical Object

Description:x, 309 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0198829671, 9780198829676
oclc:on1048447400
LC Classification:B105.A55
Dewey Decimal:179.3

Subjects

08.36 philosophical anthropology, philo… animal welfare Animals (Philosophy) Animaux (Philosophie) Hiérarchie Hierarchies Human-animal relationships -- Moral and… Relations homme-animal -- Aspect moral