Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics

by Kenneth A. Loparo

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349449253
• ISBN13: 9781349449255
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"