God, Humans, and Animals: An Invitation to Enlarge Our Moral Universe - Brossura

Wennberg, Robert N.

 
9780802839756: God, Humans, and Animals: An Invitation to Enlarge Our Moral Universe
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ISBN 10: 0802839754 ISBN 13: 9780802839756
Casa editrice: Eerdmans Pub Co, 2002

Sinossi

This is a book about animals and the moral life. The kinds of questions it raises are profound and consequential: Do animals have moral standing? Do human beings have moral obligations to animals? If so, how extensive and weighty are those obligations? Robert Wennberg finds it troubling that society at large seems to care more about such concerns than the Christian community does, and he invites people of faith not only to think more deeply about ethical concerns for animals but also to enter into a richer, more sensitive moral life in general.

Over the course of his thought-provoking discussion, Wennberg educates readers about some of the history of ethical concern for animals and the nature of that concern. He also invites serious reflection on the moral issues raised by the existence of animals in our world, while granting readers considerable latitude in reaching their own conclusions. Wennberg arrives at his own conclusions through careful interaction with church history, Christian theology, the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, and the best philosophical thought on the moral status of animals. Two compelling case studies — of factory farming and painful animal research are also included.

All in all, God, Humans, and Animals offers a complete, balanced, and convincing argument for the moral recognition of animals. Most readers will be challenged — and some may be changed — by this provocative study.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Robert Wennberg (1935–2010) was Professor of Philosophy at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California. His books include God, Humans, and Animals: An Invitation to Enlarge Our Moral Universe; Terminal Choices: Euthanasia, Suicide, and the Right to Die; and Life in the Balance: Exploring the Abortion Controversy.

Robert N. Wennberg is professor of philosophy at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California.

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Editore
Eerdmans Pub Co
Data di pubblicazione
2002
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0802839754
ISBN 13 
9780802839756
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
358
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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