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Subhuman : the moral psychology of human attitudes to animals /
This work provides an account of the moral psychology behind our attitudes to animals. Its main thesis is that behind both our positive and negative attitudes to animals is an underlying concern that animals pose a threat to our humanness. The author takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from...
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| Format: | Online Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| Access: | Online version |
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| Summary: | This work provides an account of the moral psychology behind our attitudes to animals. Its main thesis is that behind both our positive and negative attitudes to animals is an underlying concern that animals pose a threat to our humanness. The author takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from research in philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, law, history, sociology, economics, and anthropology. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190695842 0190695846 9780190695811 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to Villanova University patrons. |