Asian Perspectives on Animal Ethics - Rethinking the Nonhuman (Paperback)

To date, philosophical discussions of animal ethics and Critical Animal Studies have been dominated by Western perspectives and Western thinkers. This book makes a novel contribution to animal ethics in showing the range and richness of ideas offered to these fields by diverse Asian traditions. Asian Perspectives on Animal Ethics is the first of its kind to include the intersection of Asian and European traditions with respect to human and nonhuman relations. Presenting a series of studies focusing on specific Asian traditions, as well as studies that put those traditions in dialogue with Western thinkers, this book looks at Asian philosophical doctrines concerning compassion and nonviolence as these apply to nonhuman animals, as well as the moral rights and status of nonhuman animals in Asian traditions. Using Asian perspectives to explore ontological, ethical and political questions, contributors analyze humanism and post-humanism in Asian and comparative traditions and offer insight into the special ethical relations between humans and other particular species of animals. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Asian religion and philosophy, as well as to those interested in animal ethics and Critical Animal Studies.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2014
Editors:	Neil Dalal • Chloe Taylor
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-7378-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Animals & society > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	0-8153-7378-3
Barcode:	9780815373780

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