TY  - BOOK
AU  - Corbey,Raymond
AU  - Lanjouw,Annette
TI  - The Politics of Species: Reshaping our Relationships with Other Animals 
SN  - 9781139506755 (ebook)
AV  - HV4708 .P675 2013
U1  - 179/.3 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Speciesism
KW  - Animal rights
KW  - Human beings
KW  - Human rights
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016)
N2  - The assumption that humans are cognitively and morally superior to other animals is fundamental to social democracies and legal systems worldwide. It legitimises treating members of other animal species as inferior to humans. The last few decades have seen a growing awareness of this issue, as evidence continues to show that individuals of many other species have rich mental, emotional and social lives. Bringing together leading experts from a range of disciplines, this volume identifies the key barriers to a definition of moral respect that includes nonhuman animals. It sets out to increase concern, empathy and inclusiveness by developing strategies that can be used to protect other animals from exploitation in the wild and from suffering in captivity. The chapters link scientific data with normative and philosophical reflections, offering unique insight into controversial issues around the ethical, political and legal status of other species
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139506755
ER  -