The Animal Ethics Reader

The first edition of The Animal Ethics Reader was an important contribution to the development of courses in animal ethics. This new, improved edition will make an even more important contribution.Dale Jamieson, Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy, New York UniversityThe Animal Ethics Reader is required reading for students and scholars in Human-Animal Studies and for interested individuals who want to deepen their understanding of our complex and contradictory relationship with animals.Kim W. Stallwood, Animals and Society InstitutePraise for the First Edition:"This ambitious anthology is a welcome resource for the study of the ethical issues of human interactions with other animals. The editors have provided a volume that covers a wide and diverse range of topics and points of view."Anthrozoos, 18 (4) 2005The Animal Ethics Reader is an acclaimed anthology containing both classic and contemporary readings, making it ideal for anyone coming to the subject for the first time. It provides a thorough introduction to the central topics, controversies and ethical dilemmas surrounding the treatment of animals, covering a wide range of contemporary issues, such as animal activism, genetic engineering, and environmental ethics.The extracts are arranged thematically under the following clear headings: Theories of Animal Ethics Animal Capacities: Pain, Emotion and Consciousness Primates and Cetaceans Animals for Food Animal Experimentation Animals and Biotechnology Ethics and Wildlife Zoos and Aquariums Animal Companions Animal Law and Animal Activism Readings from leading experts in the field including Peter Singer, Daniel C. Dennett and Bernard E. Rollin are featured as well as selections from Donald Griffin, Mark Bekoff, Jane Goodall, Temple Grandin, Barbara Orlans, Tom Regan, and Baird Callicott. Classic extracts are well balanced with contemporary selections, helping to present the latest developments in the field.This revised and updated second edition includes new readings on animal consciousness, anthropomorphism, farm animals, vegetarianism, biotechnology and cloning.Featuring contextualizing introductions by the editors, study questions and further reading suggestions at the end of each chapter, this will be essential reading for any student taking a course in the subject.With a foreword by Bernard E. Rollin.Susan J. Armstrong is Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at Humboldt State University and has published widely on this and affiliated subjects. Richard G. Botzler is Professor of Wildlife, also at Humboldt State University and a leading published expert in the field. Together they have edited Environmental Ethics (1998).The Animal Ethics Reader, 2 was published 2008 under ISBN 9780415775397 and ISBN 0415775396.