Animals and Science: A Guide to the Debates

by Niall Shanks

Animals and Science examines the debates, from the Renaissance to the present, surrounding issues of animal rights, consciousness, and self-awareness.

Animals and Science examines what science has (and has not) taught us about the nature of nonhuman animals and explores the moral, religious, social, and scientific implications of those teachings. It shows how the scientific study of animals, especially their cognitive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576072460
• ISBN13: 9781576072462
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.1" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher