Abbreviations
Part I - Hare's Two-Level Utilitarianism
1: Introduction
2: Hare on the Logic of Moral Discourse
3: The Nature of Intuitive Level System "ILS") Rules
4: Assessing Hare's Theory
Part II - Sentience, Personhood, and Utilitarianism
5: Which Animals are Sentient?
6: Personhood and Biography
7: Moral Significance and Autonoetic Consciousness (AC)
8: Candidates for Near-Personhood
Part III - Formulating ILS Rules for Humans and Animals
9: Replaceability and Population Policy
10: Humane Sustainable Agriculture
11: Conclusion
Bibliography
Gary E. Varner wrote one of the first dissertations on environmental ethics. His publications have covered topics in hunting, animal agriculture and human nutrition, medical research, cloning, and pet ownership, as well as philosophical issues associated with professional ethics and environmental law. He is Professor and Head of Philosophy at Texas A&M University.
"... Personhood, Ethics, and Animal Cognition is thus both a
valuable piece of scholarship and an engaging discussion of timely
ethical issues."
--Journal of Moral Philosophy
"This book is an impressive contribution to debates about the moral
status of nonhuman animals, and about the nature and extent of our
obligations to such animals under current conditions. It is also
valuable for its extended defense of R.M. Hare's "two-level
utilitarianism." Varner's contributions are particularly admirable
for being both philosophically sophisticated and deeply informed by
relevant empirical work."--Brian Berkey, Notre Dame
Philosophical
Reviews
"[An] excellent example from the bourgeoning field of the
philosophy of animal minds. [It] should be essential reading for
those working to develop a greater understanding of animals, mind,
and ethics." -- Mind
"This is an important addition to the literature on nonhuman animal
welfare and rights with some potential implications for
environmental ethics...left us with this excellent and original
contribution to the debate about animal welfare-or, at least,
vertebrate welfare." -- Between the Species
"This book is worth reading for the numerous interesting
philosophical contributions it makes to the literatures on animal
ethics, personhood, and utilitarianism in general." -- Ethics,
Policy & Environment
"In Personhood, Ethics, and Animal Cognition, Gary Varner weaves
metaethics and ethical theory (part one) with applied ethics and
animal science (part two) to yield a rich and insightful discussion
of the norms that should guide our treatment of animals...Varner's
book is essential reading for those interested in understanding the
ethics of human-animal relationships and the underlying issues of
moral status." --Environmental Ethics
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