Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics

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.

Publication Year: 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: H
Weight (Gram): 3551