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Putting the horse before Descartes : my life's work on behalf of animals /

When philosopher Bernard Rollin was six years old, he visited an animal shelter and was told about unwanted dogs being put to sleep. The event shaped his moral outlook and initiated his concern for how animals were treated. In his irreverent memoir, Putting the Horse before Descartes, Rollin provide...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rollin, Bernard E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Animals and ethics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Prologue: The Beginning; 1. Life in New York; 2. Coming to CSU: The Start of My Animal Career; 3. Veterinary Medicine; 4. Ethics, Veterinary Medical Ethics, and Emerging Animal Ethics; 5. The New Social Ethic for Animals: A Philosophical Approach to Animal Ethics; 6. Companion Animals and Animal Advocates; 7. Creating Law for Animal Research; 8. The Deeper Meaning of the Laws; 9. A Philosopher Looks at Scientific Ideology; 10. Ideology and Consciousness; 11. Ethical Issues in Animal Research and the Research-Animal Laws: Successes and Inadequacies; 12. Pain and Ideology.