{"product_id":"the-case-for-animal-rights-paperback","title":"The Case for Animal Rights - 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\u003eTom Regan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than twenty years after its original publication, \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Animal Rights \u003c\/i\u003eis an acknowledged classic of moral philosophy, and its author is recognized as the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement. In a new and fully considered preface, Regan responds to his critics and defends the book's revolutionary position.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, Bentham, Mill: all thought seriously about the role of animals in our lives. But not until Tom Regan published \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Animal Rights \u003c\/i\u003edid the world possess a theory of the rights of animals. When philosophy students come to this issue hundreds of years from now, they will read the greats in light of the arguments presented here.--Gary L. Comstock, editor of \u003ci\u003eLife Science Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Regan's now classic \u003ci\u003eCase For Animal Rights\u003c\/i\u003e blends careful argument with intense moral concern. For two decades, where Regan has been taken seriously, animals have been better off and people have become better persons. This new edition is a welcome sign of this influence continuing.--Holmes Rolston, III, University Distinguished Professor, Colorado State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bold and nuanced analysis of the inherent value and moral standing of nonhuman animals. It may also be the most consistent and unyielding defense of animal rights.--Tom L. Beauchamp, Georgetown University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most powerful and plausible consideration of the issues and defense of animal rights yet to be produced (or likely to be).--Richard Wasserstrom \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy far the best work on the subject, and will continue to be the definitive work for years to come . . . .[It is] destined to become a 'modern classic' in the field of ethics, alongside Rawls's \u003ci\u003eA Theory of Justice\u003c\/i\u003e and Nozick's \u003ci\u003eAnarchy, State, and Utopia.\u003c\/i\u003e--Alastair S. Gunn, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHold Paramount\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the first edition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unquestionably the best work yet to appear in its field, surpassing even Peter Singer's famous \u003ci\u003eAnimal Liberation \u003c\/i\u003ein originality, thoroughness, and rigor.--\u003ci\u003eChoice \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Case for Animal Rights \u003c\/i\u003eis beyond question the most important philosophical contribution to animal rights and is a major work in moral philosophy.--\u003ci\u003eAnimal Law Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most powerful and plausible consideration of the issues and defense of animal rights yet to be produced (or likely to be).--Richard Wasserstrom, author of Philosophy and Social Issues (1980)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, Bentham, Mill: all thought seriously about the role of animals in our lives. But not until Tom Regan published \u003ci\u003eThe Case for Animal Rights \u003c\/i\u003edid the world possess a theory of the rights of animals. When philosophy students come to this issue hundreds of years from now, they will read the greats in light of the arguments presented here.--Gary L. Comstock, editor of \u003ci\u003eLife Science Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tom Regan's now classic \u003ci\u003eCase For Animal Rights\u003c\/i\u003e blends careful argument with intense moral concern. For two decades, where Regan has been taken seriously, animals have been better off and people have become better persons. This new edition is a welcome sign of this influence continuing.\"--Holmes Rolston, III, University Distinguished Professor, Colorado State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A bold and nuanced analysis of the inherent value and moral standing of nonhuman animals. It may also be the most consistent and unyielding defense of animal rights.\"--Tom L. Beauchamp, Georgetown University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The most powerful and plausible consideration of the issues and defense of animal rights yet to be produced (or likely to be).\"--Richard Wasserstrom \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"By far the best work on the subject, and will continue to be the definitive work for years to come . . . .[It is] destined to become a 'modern classic' in the field of ethics, alongside Rawls's \u003ci\u003eA Theory of Justice\u003c\/i\u003e and Nozick's \u003ci\u003eAnarchy, State, and Utopia.\u003c\/i\u003e\"--Alastair S. Gunn, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHold Paramount\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the first edition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Unquestionably the best work yet to appear in its field, surpassing even Peter Singer's famous \u003ci\u003eAnimal Liberation \u003c\/i\u003ein originality, thoroughness, and rigor.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Case for Animal Rights \u003c\/i\u003eis beyond question the most important philosophical contribution to animal rights and is a major work in moral philosophy.\"--\u003ci\u003eAnimal Law Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The most powerful and plausible consideration of the issues and defense of animal rights yet to be produced (or likely to be).\"--Richard Wasserstrom, author of Philosophy and Social Issues (1980)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Regan\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at North Carolina State University and is the author (with Carl Cohen) of \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Rights Debate \u003c\/i\u003e(2001) and Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 425\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.26 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45390877098086,"sku":"9780520243866","price":72.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bHFlRFd2Ylc4cWhreE9LVTdaQXVSQT09.webp?v=1775119829","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-case-for-animal-rights-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}