Chapter 1 From Indifference to Advocacy Chapter 2 How Animals Are Treated: Some Examples Chapter 3 The Nature and Importance of Rights Chapter 4 Indirect Duty Views Chapter 5 Direct Duty Views Chapter 6 Human Rights Chapter 7 Animal Rights Chapter 8 Objections and Replies Chapter 9 Moral Philosophy and Change
Tom Regan is emeritus professor of philosophy at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The author of more than twenty books, he is universally recognized as the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement. Among his most well known works on animal rights are The Case for Animal Rights (1983), The Struggle for Animal Rights (1987), Defending Animal Rights (2001), and, with Carl Cohen, The Animal Rights Debate (2001).
In Animal Rights, Human Wrongs Regan presents the philosophical
underpinnings of human rights, then strives to prove that rights
should logically be granted to some nonhuman creatures as well. He
examines contractualism, utilitarianism, and views of direct and
indirect duties, anticipating—and answering—a number of objections.
Regan's companion volume Empty Cages (2004) covers similar ground,
but with a different emphasis and broader scope. Keeping
philosophical argumentation to a minimum, Regan describes animal
exploitation and the path to animal advocacy. Empty Cages appeals
to the heart. Animal Rights, Human Wrongs appeals to the head, and
will be a useful addition to large philosophy or animal rights
collections. Recommended.
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Regan's newest book, Animal Rights, Human Wrongs: An Introduction
to Moral Philosophy, is a fine example of what makes Tom Regan
famous for his work in animal rights. This book reveals philosophy
at its best: readable explanations and critques of moral theories,
theory brought to bear on pressing contemporary moral issues and
mind-catching examples to illuminate both. Regan's newest book
provides an excellent defence of human rights on his way to
defending animal rights.
*Journal of Moral Education*
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