In search of consistency : ethics and animals /

In search of consistency : ethics and animals / / by Lisa Kemmerer.

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This volume builds on the emerging dialogue between animal rights, environmental ethics, and religious studies. The author sheds new light on 'the sanctity of life', questions what it means to be human and challenges our assumed place in the universe.

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Superior document:Human-animal studies, v. 3
:
Kemmerer, Lisa.
Year of Publication:2006
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Human-animal studies ; v. 3.
Physical Description:1 online resource (558 p.)
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE METHODS AND TERMS
  • Chapter one
  • T1. Protectionism
  • M1. Selection of Scholars
  • T2. Anymals, Nonhuman Animals, Other-Than-Human Animals
  • M2. Applied Philosophy
  • T3. Moral standing
  • T4. Morally relevant distinctions
  • T5. Inherent value/intrinsic worth
  • M3. Lifeboat scenarios
  • M4. Idealism
  • M5. Consistency and logical extremes
  • T6. Intuition
  • T7. Speciesism
  • M6. Impartiality
  • M7. Casuistry
  • T8. Living entity
  • T9. Western morality/ethics
  • M8. Interdisciplinary
  • Final Note
  • PART TWO PHILOSOPHICAL PROTECTIONIST THEORIES
  • Chapter two Tom Regan: The Rights View
  • A. Regan's Rights View
  • 1. Equal inherent value
  • 2. Welfare
  • 3. Moral standing
  • 4. Respect Principle
  • 5. Harm Principle
  • 6. Overriding rights
  • Summary
  • B. Discussion
  • 1. Methods
  • 2. Central concepts
  • 3. Undesirable consequences
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter three Peter Singer: Utilitarian Protectionism
  • A. Singer's Utilitarian Theory
  • 1. Utilitarianism
  • 2. Sentience
  • 3. Mental capacity
  • 4. Death and killing
  • Summary
  • B. Discussion
  • 1. Common concerns
  • 2. Problems associated with utilitarianism
  • 3. Sentience
  • 4. Mental capacity
  • 5. Reason without virtues
  • 6. Speciesism
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter four Paul Taylor: Bio-Protectionism
  • A. Protectionism and Environmental Ethics: An Uneasy Alliance
  • B. Taylor's Foundation
  • 1. Individual versus species
  • 2. Natural and nonnatural
  • 3. Moral standing
  • 4. Moral agents and moral patients
  • 5. Rights
  • 6. Philosophical principles and standards
  • C. Taylor's Respect for Nature
  • 1. Belief system-Biocentric Outlook
  • 2. Attitude-Respect for Nature
  • 3. Four rules and moral triage
  • 4. Five principles
  • Summary
  • D. Discussion.
  • 1. Controversial assumptions
  • 2. Theoretical considerations
  • 3. Humanocentrism
  • Conclusion
  • PART THREE PROTECTIONIST THEOLOGY
  • Chapter five Andrew Linzey: Christian Protectionism
  • A. Theology
  • B. Christianity and Protectionism Across Time
  • C. Linzey's Protectionist Theology
  • 1. Creation
  • 2. Covenant
  • 3. Challenges
  • 4. Life of Jesus
  • 5. Linzey's Generosity Paradigm
  • Summary
  • D. Discussion
  • 1. General issues
  • 2. Interpretation of scripture
  • 3. Theoretical considerations
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter six Consistency across Religious Traditions
  • 1. Indigenous traditions
  • 2. Vedic/Hindu tradition
  • 3. Buddhism
  • 4. Daoism and Other Chinese Religions
  • 5. Islam
  • Conclusion
  • PART FOUR CONSISTENCY AND IMPARTIALITY IN APPLIED PROTECTIONIST PHILOSOPHY
  • Chapter seven Six Medical Cases: The Value of Innocent Human Life
  • 1. Six medical cases
  • 2. Comparative value of human life
  • 3. Western ethics and the value of human life in practice
  • Chapter eight Minimize Harm Maxim
  • 1. Premise One: All Living Entities Have Moral Standing
  • 2. Premise Two: Death and Harm Are Part of Life
  • 3. Premise Three: Hierarchies of Moral Standing Are Indefensible
  • Maxim: Minimize Harm
  • 1. Subpoint One: Minimize Interference
  • 2. Subpoint Two: We May Use Other Life-forms Only with Consent
  • 3. Subpoint Three: Intentions Matter
  • 4. Subpoint Four: Self-Defense Is Morally Permissible
  • 5. Extending Ethics Regarding Protection of Human Life: A Parallel Theory
  • Summary
  • Chapter nine Application: Contemporary Moral Dilemmas
  • A. Ongoing protectionist issues
  • 1. Zoos and circuses
  • 2. Clothing
  • 3. Diet
  • 4. Science
  • 5. Anymal companions
  • B. Hypothetical scenarios
  • 1. Organs versus organisms/Species versus individuals
  • 2. Adrift on a lifeboat
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter ten Review and Future Directions.
  • A. Overview
  • 1. A conspicuous problem
  • 2. A cooperative enterprise
  • 3. The Minimize Harm Maxim
  • B. Philosophical standards and the Minimize Harm Maxim
  • 1. Ethical theories
  • 2. Examining the Minimize Harm Maxim
  • 3. Comparison
  • C. Reexamining Predominant Western Ethics
  • 1. Reconsidering the value of human life
  • 2. Continuing the trend-moving ethics outward
  • 3. Human limitations
  • 4. An ongoing endeavor
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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