Darwinian Dominion: Animal Welfare and Human Interests - Rilegato

Petrinovich, Lewis

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ISBN 10: 0262161788 ISBN 13: 9780262161787

Casa editrice: Bradford Books, 1998

Riassunto

The controversial subject of this book is the permissible use of animals by humans. Lewis Petrinovich argues that humans have a set of cognitive abilities, developing from a suite of emotional attachments, that make them unique among species. Although other animals can think, suffer, and have needs, the interests of members of the human species should triumph over comparable interests of members of other species.

This book is the third in a trilogy concerned with the morality of various actions that affect the birth, life, and death of organisms. Using principles of moral philosophy, biology, evolutionary theory, neurophysiology, medicine, and cognitive science, Petrinovich discusses such topics as fetal and prenatal development, development of the mind and brain, animal liberation, morality and animal research, the eating of animals, keeping animals in zoos and as pets, and the importance of biodiversity. In the epilogue, he summarizes the main issues and discusses the moral principles governing their resolution.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Lewis Petrinovich is Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of California, Riverside.

Product Description:

Book by Petrinovich Lewis

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Bradford Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0262161788
• ISBN 13: 9780262161787
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 431