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Animal Rights And Human Obligations

An overview of historical and contemporary writings addressing both the nature of nonhuman animals as well as our duties to them. Contains selections from Aristotle, Descartes, Aquinas, and Schweitzer; also, discussions of factory farming and the use of animals in research. No index. Annotation copy

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 250 pages

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