Overview

In the 1970s, people thought only cranks or sentimentalists could be seriously concerned about the treatment of non-human animals. However, since then philosophers, scientists and welfarists have raised public awareness of the issue; and they have begun to lay the foundations for a change in human practice. This book is a record of the development of ""animal rights"" through the eyes of one thinker. This work brings together Stephen R.L. Clark's major essays in one volume.

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'Well worth the read ... a fine piece of philosophical work.' - Metascience '[Clark's] ability to bring together contemporary sociobiology, ancient and modern philosophical perspectives and theological perspectives is quite remarkable. The result is a collection of essays that will be of interest to the veteran as well as the newcomer to the animal welfare debate. Anyone who questions the contribution of traditional philosophy to modern ethics or current science would do well to spend time with this book.' - Reason Papers

Alongside Mary Midgley, Stephen Clark is our best writer on animals and our proper relationship to them. He writes with enormous erudition, intelligence and controlled passion.

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Clark, Stephen R L; Clark, Stephen R. L.

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