Description
Criticizes the common belief that we are entitled to exploit animals for our benefit because they are not as rational as people
About the Author
S. F. Sapontzis is Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Hayward.
Reviews
"Direct and highly readable.... Sapontzis tries to show that certain differences between humans and animals, including differences in reason, even if they have moral import, do not make the case against animals that many people think they do and do not underwrite many facets of our present treatment of animals."
-R. G. Frey, Ethics
"In my opinion only five authors have made a significant philosophical contribution to the endeavor of placing animals in ethical theory: Singer, Frey, Regan, Mary Midgley, and S. F. Sapontzis. [Morals, Reason, and Animals is] an excellent, underappreciated work."
-David DeGrazia, Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
"Sapontzis presents a strong case for including animals in the moral community, and his work is an important and unique contribution to animal rights literature."
-The Animals' Agenda
Book Information
ISBN 9780877229612
Author S. Sapontzis
Format Paperback
Page Count 328
Imprint Temple University Press,U.S.
Publisher Temple University Press,U.S.
