Against liberation : putting animals in perspective /

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Author / Creator:Leahy, Michael P. T., 1934-2007.
Edition:Rev. pbk. ed.
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 286 pages)
Language:English
Subject:Animal rights.
Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects.
NATURE -- Animal Rights.
Animal rights.
Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11200151
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ISBN:9780203981238
0203981235
1280143932
9781280143939
1134961219
9781134961214
0415103169
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-278) and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:This timely and provocative book examines the theories behind the most commonly held contemporary assumptions about animal rights. Focusing on the writings of prominent pro-liberation activists such as Peter Singer, Tom Regan and Mary Midgley, Michael P.T. Leahy argues that the animal rights movement is based upon a series of fundamental misconceptions about the basic nature of animals--beliefs which define them rationally, emotionally, and morally in too human terms. Leahy gives particular emphasis to the writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein and his highly influential philosophy of language, and.
Other form:Print version: Leahy, Michael P.T., 1934- Against liberation. Rev. pbk. ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 1994