Killing Happy Animals

Killing Happy Animals

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Editorial:
Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2013
Materia
Ética y filosofía moral
ISBN:
9781349449248
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Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions.

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