The Political Theory of Animal Rights

by Robert Garner

This book seeks to examine the impact on political thinking of regarding animals as morally important beings. Garner notes how political theorists have largely neglected the effect on political thinking of incorporating the interests of animals. Yet, he argues, the case for granting them a high moral status is practically unanswerable. As a result, the author challenges the presumption that political theory is about the"'human question." He seeks...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719067103
• ISBN13: 9780719067105
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"