Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics
Description
Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions.
Keywords
PhilosophyEthics & Moral PhilosophySocial ScienceSociologyPoliticalSocial
2013Book
Author(s)Tatjana Vis
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137286260
LanguageEnglish
