{"product_id":"animal-ethics-a-contemporary-introduction-paperback","title":"Animal Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Fischer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many introductions to the animal ethics literature. There aren't many introductions to the practice of doing animal ethics. Bob Fischer's \u003ci\u003eAnimal Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e fills that gap, offering an accessible model of how animal ethics can be done today. The book takes up classic issues, such as the ethics of eating meat and experimenting on animals, but tackles them in an empirically informed and nuanced way. It also covers a range of relatively neglected issues in animal ethics, such as the possibility of insect sentience and the ethics of dealing with pests. Finally, the book doesn't assess every current practice using standard ethical theories, but tries to evaluate some of them using the moral frameworks endorsed by those involved. So, for instance, there is a chapter on the way that animal care and use committees try to justify some of the educational uses of animals, and the chapter on zoos considers the way that international zoological societies justify compromising animal welfare. The book wraps up with a discussion of the future of animal ethics. Each chapter opens with a helpful initial overview of the chapter and ends with a list of suggested readings to help students go further on their own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers animal ethics from an empirically informed perspective, bringing philosophy into conversation with key issues in animal science, conservation biology, economics, ethology, and legal studies, among other fields\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides ample coverage of the most salient \u003ci\u003ecurrent\u003c\/i\u003e topics, including, for example: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDebates about which animals are sentient\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe suffering of wild animals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eResearch ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe boundaries of activism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoids suggesting that animal ethics is simply the practice of applying the right general theory to a problem, instead allowing readers to first work out the specific costs and benefits of making ethical decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eImpresses upon the reader the need for her to work out for herself the best way forward with difficult ethical issues, suggesting that progress can indeed be made\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes summaries and recommended readings at the end of each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Fischer\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University. He's the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Animal Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2020) and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics of Eating Animals\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44282409189478,"sku":"9781138484436","price":99.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/r9mRiGCj9x9781138484436.webp?v=1766572429","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/animal-ethics-a-contemporary-introduction-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}