The Case for Animal RightsBuilding The Case for Animal Rights on scholarship, originality, and uncompromising rigor, Tom Regan, the intellectual leader of the animal rights movement, offers a disciplined moral theory while at the same time articulating and defending practical proposals many will find radical. |
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act utilitarianism aggregate Animal Rights appeals argued argument assume attribution basic basis behavior benefits concept conscious consequences consequentialist considered beliefs death defend deny Descartes Descartes's desires direct duties duty of justice equality principle ethical theory euthanasia euthanized example facie factory farming fails farm animals Fido follows Frey given grounds harm principle human moral patients Ibid implies indirect duty views individuals innocent interests involved justified Kant Kant's killing kind lack language mammalian animals matter mental miniride moral agents moral principle moral rights Narveson objection one's override the rights owed pain paternalistic Peter Singer philosopher pleasures preference utilitarianism psychophysical identity question rational egoists Rawls reason receptacles recognize reflective intuitions regard relevant respects requires respect principle rights view rule utilitarianism satisfaction satisfy sense Singer speciesism Stich suffering suppose Theory of Justice things tion Tom Regan toxicity tests treat true utility valid claims vegetarian violate welfare worse-off principle wrong