| Animal Liberation: The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement Updated Edition Contributor(s): Singer, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061711306 ISBN-13: 9780061711305 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: The Book That Started A Revolution Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of concerned men and women to the shocking abuse of animals everywhere -- inspiring a worldwide movement to eliminate much of the cruel and unnecessary laboratory animal experimentation of years past. In this newly revised and expanded edition, author Peter Singer exposes the chilling realities of today's "factory forms" and product-testing procedures -- offering sound, humane solutions to what has become a profound environmental and social as well as moral issue. An important and persuasive appeal to conscience, fairness, decency and justice, "Animal Liberation" is essential reading for the supporter and the skeptic alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animal Rights - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 179.3 |
| LCCN: 2011292483 |
| Lexile Measure: 1360 |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.65 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of people to the existence of speciesism--our systematic disregard of nonhuman animals--inspiring a worldwide movement to transform our attitudes to animals and eliminate the cruelty we inflict on them. In Animal Liberation, author Peter Singer exposes the chilling realities of today's factory farms and product-testing procedures--destroying the spurious justifications behind them, and offering alternatives to what has become a profound environmental and social as well as moral issue. An important and persuasive appeal to conscience, fairness, decency, and justice, it is essential reading for the supporter and the skeptic alike. |
Contributor Bio(s): Singer, Peter: - Peter Singer's other books include Writings on an Ethical Life, Practical Ethics, and The Life You Can Save, among many others. He is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University's Center for Human Values. |