Animal Rights and Moral Philosophy

by Julian H. Franklin

Book Overview

Animals obviously cannot have a right of free speech or a right to vote because they lack the relevant capacities. But their right to life and to be free of exploitation is no less fundamental than the corresponding right of humans, writes Julian H. Franklin. This theoretically rigorous book will reassure the committed, help the uncertain to decide, and arm the polemicist. Franklin examines all the major arguments for animal rights proposed to date...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231134223
• ISBN13: 9780231134224
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher