Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics

by Andrew Linzey

Book Overview

How we treat animals arouses strong emotions. Many people are repulsed by photographs of cruelty to animals and respond passionately to how we make animals suffer for food, commerce, and sport. But is this, as some argue, a purely emotional issue? Are there really no rational grounds for opposing our current treatment of animals?

In Why Animal Suffering Matters, Andrew Linzey argues that when analyzed impartially the rational case for extending...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199351848
• ISBN13: 9780199351848
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"