How to Count Animals, More or Less

by Shelly Kagan

Book Overview

Most people agree that animals count morally. But how, exactly, should we take animals into account? According to a prominent position in contemporary philosophical discussions, animals and people have the very same moral status, so in our moral deliberations the otherwise similar interests of people and animals should be given the same weight and consideration. In How to Count Animals, more or less, Shelly Kagan rejects this view. In its place, Kagan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192862766
• ISBN13: 9780192862761
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.8"