A Theory of Justice for Animals: Animal Rights in a Nonideal World

by Robert Garner

Book Overview

Are animals worthy recipients of justice? If so, what do we owe them, and what is to be gained by using the language of justice when considering our duties toward them? This innovative book argues that not only are animals worthy recipients of justice, but that the language of justice offers a stronger base of claims for animal advocates than does the language of ethics or morality. Contending that a genuinely political theory of animal rights must...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199936331
• ISBN13: 9780199936335
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"