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Editor · 1976
Animal Rights and Human Obligations
An Anthology
An anthology edited by Tom Regan and Peter Singer brings together historical and contemporary arguments about human responsibilities to animals.
Edited by Peter Singer with Thomas Regan.
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall
- First published
- 1976
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1976 anthology
- ISBN
- 9780130375230
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subject
- Animal ethics
About the book
Animal Rights and Human Obligations collects writings on the ethical treatment of animals. Regan and Singer bring historical material together with theoretical and practical arguments, allowing readers to compare different ways of understanding animal interests.
The anthology is a sourcebook rather than a single shared statement by its editors. Its range helps situate contemporary animal ethics within a longer discussion of duties, rights and the place of animals in human society.
Key ideas
- Historical and contemporary approaches to animal ethics
- Rights, duties and moral consideration
- Comparing arguments about human treatment of animals
About this edition
The publication details above refer to the 1976 edition identified by ISBN 9780130375230. Other editions may have different page counts, formats and ISBNs.
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