| Description |
viii, 323 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Point/counterpoint
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Point/counterpoint.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
In defense of the use of animals / Carl Cohen -- 1. Moral problem of animal use -- 2. Factual setting of animal experimentation -- 3. Rights and interests -- 4. If animals had rights -- 5. Why animals do not have rights -- 6. Why animals are mistakenly believed to have rights -- 7. Moral inequality of species : why "speciesism" is right -- 8. Spurious scientific arguments against the use of animals -- 9. What good does animal experimentation do -- 10. Proven accomplishments of animal research -- Case for animal rights / Tom Regan -- 11. From indifference to advocacy -- 12. Animal exploitation -- 13. Nature and importance of rights -- 14. Indirect duty views -- 15. Direct duty views -- 16. Human rights -- 17. Animal rights -- Reply to Tom Regan / Carl Cohen -- Reply to Carl Cohen / Tom Regan. |
| Subject |
Animal rights.
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| Added Author |
Regan, Tom.
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| ISBN |
0847696626 |
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0847696634 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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