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In this thorough, yet accessible, book, Robert Garner explores the
character of animal protection policy making in Britain and the
United States and the opportunities open to animal protection
movements. In showing how the political system in both countries
has been responsive to the growing demands for reforms in the way
animals are treated, he argues that there is a viable reformist
strategy for the animal protection movement short of the adoption
of animal rights objectives. Much less protection is afforded to
animals in the United States, however, largely as a consequence of
the particular policy networks within which animal welfare
decisions are made.
Gary L. Francione is a law professor and leading philosopher of
animal rights theory. Robert Garner is a political theorist
specializing in the philosophy and politics of animal protection.
Francione maintains that we have no moral justification for using
nonhumans and argues that because animals are property--or economic
commodities--laws or industry practices requiring "humane"
treatment will, as a general matter, fail to provide any meaningful
level of protection. Garner favors a version of animal rights that
focuses on eliminating animal suffering and adopts a protectionist
approach, maintaining that although the traditional animal-welfare
ethic is philosophically flawed, it can contribute strategically to
the achievement of animal-rights ends.
As they spar, Francione and Garner deconstruct the animal
protection movement in the United States, the United Kingdom,
Europe, and elsewhere, discussing the practices of such
organizations as PETA, which joins with McDonald's and other animal
users to "improve" the slaughter of animals. They also examine
American and European laws and campaigns from both the rights and
welfare perspectives, identifying weaknesses and strengths that
give shape to future legislation and action.
How do we treat animals? How ought we to treat them? These are the
two central questions tackled in the extensively re-written and up
dated second edition of this well-regarded and much-cited text. It
remains the only book which combines in a single volume, not only a
concise and accessible account of the on going debate about animals
in moral and legal philosophy, but also a detailed analysis of how
this debate is central to an understanding of the ways in which
animals are treated. In the last decade in Britain, we have
witnessed major campaigns and public controversy over the export of
live animals, and the use of animals in research. Major campaigns
have been mounted against companies such as Shamrock and Huntingdon
Life Sciences. The impact of genetic engineering on the welfare of
animals has also emerged as an important area of concern. In
addition, the controversy over hunting has become even more
pronounced, with the launch of the pro-hunting Countryside
Alliance. -- .
Do animals have rights and, if so, what exactly are they?
Further, how do these rights relate to human rights? These
questions have long bedeviled scientists, philosophers, and animal
advocates and today remain as contested as ever.
Combining the writings of leading academics and activists such
as Peter Singer and Michael W. Fox, this anthology examines the
development of animal rights discourse over the past quarter
century to anticipate the future of the debate. Touching on every
aspect of human-animal relations, from agriculture and animal
experimentation to the animal rights movement in the United States
and abroad, the contributors both question and affirm the utility
of the concept of rights. Informing this volume is the belief that,
regardless of where one stands on the issues of animal rights, it
is simply indisputable that how we perceive and treat animals is
fundamentally and inextricably related to how we define
ourselves.
Among the many articles, pamphlets, and booklets of all sorts
seeking to explain how methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) really
works, this book stands out most favorably. Edited by two
experienced practitioners in the field - Mark Stanford, PhD, and
Donald Avoy, MD - authors of the book's 8 chapters include such
well-known clinicians as Joan Zweben, PhD, Judith Martin, MD,
Robert Kahn, PhD, and others. The document was developed under the
auspices of the Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System,
Department of Alcohol & Drug Services (DADS), San Jose, CA. The
text is easy to follow and all medical terms are clearly defined,
so readers without medical training will find the book
understandable. Yet, the authors do not shy away from what
otherwise could be overly complex subjects.
"What gives the book distinction is Garner's comprehensive grasp of
and sympathy with this subject."--New Statesman and Society
"Thorough and compelling."--Political Studies "Meticulously
researched...should be regarded as a standard text for teachers and
undergraduates."--Talking Politics "Leads the way through this
labyrinth of moral mazes."--New Scientist Our treatment of, and
attitudes towards, animals vary from respect and concern at one end
of the scale to cruelty and neglect at the other. Acts of violence
to animals are countered by acts of violence on the behalf of
animals. This book is about these apparently contradictory
responses. It seeks to examine moral theories which endeavour to
tell us how we ought to treat animals as well as how individuals
and the law actually do treat them. In this work the author
combines his professional knowledge as a political scientist with
his interest in, and concern for, the plight of animals and our
moral obligations towards them. He puts his case for fundamental
changes in the way we think about, and behave towards, the other
species with whom we share the planet. -- .
Combining theory, comparative politics, and international relations
ntroduction to Politics 5e, provides a comprehensive introduction
to the subject for first year undergraduate students. As the only
introductory text to cover both comparative politics and
international relations, it is the most authoritative and global
introductory politics textbook on the market. Written by three
experts in the field, this book takes a balanced approach to the
subject, serving as a strong foundation for further study. Assuming
no prior knowledge, the authors use an accessible yet analytical
approach which encourages critical analysis and debate, helping
students to develop the skills that will be vital to their future
studies and employment. The new edition has been fully updated with
additional up-to-date case studies and examples to help students
relate their studies to real-world events. The fifth edition
includes coverage of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on global
politics; provides an overview of Russia's imperial history, and
the political economy of sanctions; a new section on decolonising
political thinking; and additional examples from Non-Western
settings throughout the text. This ensures that ntroduction to
Politics 5e is the most comprehensive, global, and essential guide
for students new to the study of Politics. The fifth edition
includes a wealth of embedded digital resources, which are
accessible through the enhanced e-book. These include: -
Multiple-choice questions for every section, designed to reinforce
your understanding of key points through frequent and cumulative
revision, and to assist with independent self-study - Political
scenarios which encourage you to apply your learning to a practical
case to see how the content of the text can be reflected in real
life. - A library of web links to relevant blogs, debates, and
videos, to help explore your research interests and take your
learning further - Videos of news reports, speeches, analysis, and
key events help bring theories and concepts to life, exploring
issues such as 'are Western values still relevant?' and 'Will China
Become the Centre of the World Economy?' - An interactive flashcard
glossary to test your knowledge and understanding of each chapter's
key terms Teaching resources for adopting lecturers include: -
Customisable PowerPoint slides that can be adapted for use in
lectures - Discussion questions that lecturers can use to engage
their students, based on the content of each chapter - A bank of
questions for lecturers to use to test students' understanding of
key concepts covered in the chapters
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Politics (Paperback)
Peter Ferdinand, Robert Garner, Stephanie Lawson
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R1,543
Discovery Miles 15 430
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With an unrivalled combination of exceptional clarity and
intelligent analysis, Politics is the perfect introduction to
political studies. Written especially for undergraduate students,
this is the only introduction to politics to combine genuine
accessibility and an analytical approach, encouraging critical
study and engaged debate right from the outset of a university
course. Alongside comprehensive coverage of concepts, approaches,
and ideologies, the book features chapters on all crucial elements
of political studies, from institutions and states to security,
political economy, civil society and the media, making it an ideal
text for a broad range of modules. Current debates and key
developments in contemporary politics are taken into account, with
coverage of the rise of populism, Brexit, and the Trump presidency,
as well as a broad range of international case studies and
examples. Politics also features a lively and accessible design and
a range of helpful learning features throughout, including key
points, case studies, key debates, key thinkers, key quotes, and
questions. The book is also fully supported by online resources to
help students take their learning further. For students: - Test
your knowledge of the chapters and receive instant feedback with
online multiple choice questions. - Take your learning further with
relevant web links to reliable online content. - Revise key terms
and concepts from the text with a digital flashcard glossary. -
Learn more about key thinkers' ideas and backgrounds. For
registered lecturers: - Reinforce key themes from each chapter with
suggested seminar and essay questions. - Incorporate active
learning into your seminars with political scenarios, discussion
questions, and teaching notes. - Use the adaptable PowerPoint
slides as the basis for lecture presentations or as hand-outs in
class. - Assess students' learning with a ready-made test bank,
which can be customized to suit your needs.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This book, written by leading academics and activists, examines the
development of animal rights over the past two decades and asks
where the issue goes from here. The contributions cover animal
rights philosophy, strategies of the animal rights movement, the
treatment of animals in specific contexts and the political arena
within which animal advocates must operate. The unifying theme is
provided by an emerging debate about the future direction of the
animal protection movement, and, in particular, about the utility
of using rights language as a means of achieving further progress.
This textbook offers a comprehensive overview of the most prominent
theories, concepts and debates in environmental political thinking.
In doing so, Robert Garner - an esteemed scholar in the field -
offers a foundation from which readers can better tackle
perennially thorny questions such as what environmental cost can we
bear for development, what do we mean by terms such as
'sustainability', and how might we reconcile competing interests
and influences in the political sphere. Garner concludes his
introductory account by exploring the idea of a sustainable future
and how society must be structured in order to achieve it,
encouraging readers to consider the theoretical when considering
the all-too important reality. This text is designed for those
studying environmental and green political thought, as well as
readers keen to understand the development of environmental
political thought over recent generations.
This textbook offers a comprehensive overview of the most prominent
theories, concepts and debates in environmental political thinking.
In doing so, Robert Garner - an esteemed scholar in the field -
offers a foundation from which readers can better tackle
perennially thorny questions such as what environmental cost can we
bear for development, what do we mean by terms such as
'sustainability', and how might we reconcile competing interests
and influences in the political sphere. Garner concludes his
introductory account by exploring the idea of a sustainable future
and how society must be structured in order to achieve it,
encouraging readers to consider the theoretical when considering
the all-too important reality. This text is designed for those
studying environmental and green political thought, as well as
readers keen to understand the development of environmental
political thought over recent generations.
Animal rights is now a concept that has achieved wide
name-recognition. Vegetarianism, and even veganism, is now
commonplace, representing a massive transformation in public
attitudes. Fifty years ago, the concept of animal rights was almost
unheard of and the animal protection movement lay dormant. Even
vegetarians were regarded as, at best, cranks and, at worst,
dangerous critics of the social order. Yet the late 1960s and early
1970s were a formative time for the contemporary animal rights
movement. One of the most important and influential intellectual
moments for animal rights occurred at this time at Oxford
University among like-minded scholars who would become known as the
Oxford Group. The Oxford Group and the Emergence of Animal Rights
is about this little known group-a loose friendship group of
primarily postgraduate philosophy students who attended the
University of Oxford for a short period of time in the late 1960s.
The book traces the early development of the Oxford Group and its
influence on animal rights theory and activism. It also serves as a
case study of how the emergence of important work and the
development of new ideas can be explained, as well as how the
intellectual development of participants in a friendship group is
influenced by their participation in a creative community. For
example, would Peter Singer have written his landmark book Animal
Liberation-or anything about animal ethics-without being exposed to
the other members of the Oxford Group? How would the discipline of
animal ethics differ if the group had not produced their edited
collection of articles, Animals, Men and Morals? Drawing on
previously unpublished correspondence among and interviews with the
surviving Oxford Group members, Robert Garner and Yewande Okuleye
explore the social and political milieu in which the group formed
to understand how such intellectual movements coalesce.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1970.
Are animals worthy recipients of justice? If so, what do we owe
them, and what is to be gained by using the language of justice
when considering our duties toward them? A Theory of Justice for
Animals, written by one of the foremost scholars of animal ethics,
argues that not only are animals worthy recipients of justice, but
that the language of justice offers a stronger base of claims for
animal advocates than does the language of ethics or morality. It
also claims that a genuinely political theory of animal rights is
incomplete if it does not go beyond the level of ideal theory. This
is the first account of animal ethics to use nonideal theory, and
it does so to plot a course from where we are now to where we want
to be. Advancing what he calls the enhanced sentience position,
Robert Garner argues that a valid theory of justice for animals
should be rights-based, and that animals have a right to not suffer
at the hands of humans. At the same time, he argues that humans
have a greater interest in life and liberty than most species of
nonhuman animals. Tackling animal ethics as it relates to justice
and non-ideal theory, this is a seminal work that will challenge
traditional approaches and offer a compelling new vision of animal
justice.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1970.
The debate about our treatment of nonhuman animals has been
traditionally dominated by moral philosophers, and the crucially
important role of politics has been hitherto neglected. This
innovative edited collection seeks to redress the imbalance by
interrogating some vital questions about this so-called 'political
turn' in animal ethics.. The questions tackled include: What can
political philosophy tell us about our moral obligations to
animals? Should the boundaries of the demos be expanded to allow
for the inclusion of animals? What kind of political system is most
appropriate for the protection of animals? Does the protection of
animals require limits to democracy, as in constitutional devices,
or a usurping of democracy, as in direct action? What can the work
of political scientists tell us about the governance of animal
welfare? Leading scholars in the field explain how engaging with
politics, in its empirical and normative guises, can throw much
needed light on the question of how we treat animals, and how we
ought to treat them.
The debate about our treatment of nonhuman animals has been
traditionally dominated by moral philosophers, and the crucially
important role of politics has been hitherto neglected. This
innovative edited collection seeks to redress the imbalance by
interrogating some vital questions about this so-called 'political
turn' in animal ethics.. The questions tackled include: What can
political philosophy tell us about our moral obligations to
animals? Should the boundaries of the demos be expanded to allow
for the inclusion of animals? What kind of political system is most
appropriate for the protection of animals? Does the protection of
animals require limits to democracy, as in constitutional devices,
or a usurping of democracy, as in direct action? What can the work
of political scientists tell us about the governance of animal
welfare? Leading scholars in the field explain how engaging with
politics, in its empirical and normative guises, can throw much
needed light on the question of how we treat animals, and how we
ought to treat them.
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