Regan, Tom
Defending Animal Rights
- ISBN 13:
- 9780252074165
- author:
- Regan, Tom
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 153mm X 229mm
- Genre:
- Animals & society
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Defending Animal Rights by Tom Regan explores the contentious debate surrounding animal rights. Regan addresses key issues in this complex discussion, offering thoughtful responses to his critics while challenging the notion that human beings alone possess moral status. Regan systematically dismantles claims that humans are rational and therefore deserving of superior moral status, instead arguing that all individuals who are "subjects of a life" have inherent value. He also critiques speciesism, which separates human from nonhuman animals, highlighting the arbitrary nature of this distinction. Ultimately, Regan asserts that animals possess no less value in themselves than do human beings, regardless of any potential benefits humans might derive from exploiting them.
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