Speciesism, Painism and Happiness: A Morality for the 21st Century

by Richard D. Ryder

Richard Ryder created the term speciesism in early 1970 and shared the idea with Peter Singer, who popularised it in his classic work Animal Liberation (1975). A key figure in the modern animal rights revival Ryder appeared on the first-ever televised discussion of animal rights (The Lion's Share, Scottish Television) in December 1970. He further promoted the ideas around speciesism in recorded discussions with Bridget Brophy, for the Open University,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845402359
• ISBN13: 9781845402358
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.3"