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Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics (The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series) - Softcover

Book 12 of 55: Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics

Loparo, Kenneth A.

 
9781349449255: Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics (The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series)
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ISBN 10: 1349449253 ISBN 13: 9781349449255
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Synopsis

Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions.

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About the Author

Tatjana Višak is a lecturer at the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash University, Australia. Previously she has worked as a lecturer/researcher in ethics at various Dutch universities. Her special interests are Animal Ethics, Bioethics, Utilitarianism and Value Theory.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1349449253
ISBN 13 
9781349449255
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
197

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