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Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics

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

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781137286260
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2013
DEWEY: 179.3
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 188
Weight: 366g
Height: 222mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 16mm