Animal Liberation Now
An updated argument for taking animal suffering seriously, examining farming, research, food choices and their wider consequences.
Author · 1975
Animal Liberation
The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement
Singer’s original argument against disregarding animal suffering, examining experimentation, farming and the assumptions behind speciesism.
By Peter Singer.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- First published
- 1975
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Updated Harper Perennial edition, 2009; first published 1975
- ISBN
- 9780061711305
- Formats
- Paperback
About the book
Animal Liberation asks why the interests of nonhuman animals should receive moral consideration. Singer develops the argument through the capacity to suffer and examines how human practices in research and food production affect animals.
First published in 1975 and subsequently revised, the book combines ethical reasoning with investigation of animal treatment. This record covers Animal Liberation; the later Animal Liberation Now has a separate page for its substantially updated argument and evidence.
Key ideas
- Speciesism and equal consideration of interests
- Animal experimentation and food production
- The connection between ethical arguments and practical choices
Reviews & responses
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Kirkus Reviews — original 1975 edition of Animal Liberation
About this edition
The publication details above refer to the 2009 edition identified by ISBN 9780061711305. The work was first published in 1975. Other editions may have different page counts, formats and ISBNs.
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