Animal Liberation: A New Ethics For Our Treatment Of Animals
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Few books have reshaped an entire ethical movement, but Peter Singer's Animal Liberation did exactly that, igniting a global conversation about the moral status of non-human animals that continues to reverberate today. First published in 1975 and widely regarded as the foundational text of the modern animal rights movement, the work presents a rigorous philosophical argument against speciesism — the prejudice or discriminatory attitude that favours the interests of members of one's own species over those of others — drawing powerful parallels to other historic civil rights struggles. Singer argues, with the precision of an analytic philosopher and the passion of a moral reformer, that the capacity for suffering, not intelligence or species membership, is the true benchmark for ethical consideration. He systematically details the brutal realities of factory farming and animal experimentation, confronting the reader with the consequences of humanity's collective indifference. Described by The Village Voice as a powerful attack, this landmark text remains as urgent and unsettling as ever, demanding that its readers ask themselves a deeply uncomfortable question: at what point does convenience become cruelty?
Author: Peter Singer
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few books have reshaped an entire ethical movement, but Peter Singer's Animal Liberation did exactly that, igniting a global conversation about the moral status of non-human animals that continues to reverberate today. First published in 1975 and widely regarded as the foundational text of the modern animal rights movement, the work presents a rigorous philosophical argument against speciesism — the prejudice or discriminatory attitude that favours the interests of members of one's own species over those of others — drawing powerful parallels to other historic civil rights struggles. Singer argues, with the precision of an analytic philosopher and the passion of a moral reformer, that the capacity for suffering, not intelligence or species membership, is the true benchmark for ethical consideration. He systematically details the brutal realities of factory farming and animal experimentation, confronting the reader with the consequences of humanity's collective indifference. Described by The Village Voice as a powerful attack, this landmark text remains as urgent and unsettling as ever, demanding that its readers ask themselves a deeply uncomfortable question: at what point does convenience become cruelty?