Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics

Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics - The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

1st ed. 2013

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781349449255
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 1st ed. 2013
DEWEY: 179.3
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 188
Weight: 2582g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 11mm