Animal Liberation

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. Free Download [ Animal Liberation ] by [ Peter Singer ] – kino-fada.fr Animal Liberation is the book that started the modern animal rights movement Peter Singer, the author, is an Australian philosopher He is the Ira W DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and laureate professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics CAPPE , University of Melbourne He specializes in applied ethics, approaching ethical issues from a secular preference utilitarian perspective.In 1975, the first edition of Animal Liberation was published It has b Animal Liberation is the book that started the modern animal rights movement Peter Singer, the author, is an Australian philosopher He is the Ira W DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, and laureate professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics CAPPE , University of Melbourne He specializes in applied ethics, approaching ethical issues from a secular preference utilitarian perspective.In 1975, the first edition of Animal Liberation was published It has become the centerpiece of the movement The book was revised in 1990 and again this year for the 40th anniversary The philosophy does not change, but the material is updated for the current time For example, Revlon is no longer testing beauty products on animals and factory farming grown at an incredible pace Singer uses reason and sound arguments to make his points He does not make emotional appeals His writing on speciesism reminded me of a news story here in Texas a few years ago Ther...I read the bible of the animal rights movement because I wanted to get some clue as to what is being thought I should consider all views in order to change, consolidate or move on my own position.On a very simple analysis, if you are guilty about existing and using the planets resources then this book will confirm your views and help you to rationalise your thoughts.If you feel that you are part of nature and have every right to exist and survive just like every other creature then you can I read the bible of the animal rights movement because I wanted to get some clue as to what is being thought I should consider all views in order to change, consolidate or move on my own position.On a very simple analysis, if you are guilty about existing and using the planets resources then this book will confirm your views and help you to rationalise your thoughts.If you feel that you are part of nature and have every right to exist and survive just like every other creature then you can still learn a lot about living just, compassionate and fair lives.I am not a convert to the main premise of the book, I remain a meat eater and see no problem with joining every other creature on the planet in exploiting natures resources That said, I hope to do so with a real regard for welfare of creatures and causing minimum harm to the planet.I don t find vegetarianism to be consistent with green living, every smallholder gets great benefit from ke...I write this review from a place of some bias.Sausages Rotisserie chicken Lamb chops Bratwurst Roast Beef These words marked out the evenings of my childhood We ate meat twice a day, and on holidays thrice, moving through the day from a bacon fry up to a ham sandwich to a steak with mushroom sauce A meal without meat was considered incomplete, and vegetarianism was a scorned and alien disease that infected no one among my family or friends.I was no supermarket meat eater, hiding from the I write this review from a place of some bias.Sausages Rotisserie chicken Lamb chops Bratwurst Roast Beef These words ...Australian philosopher, Peter Singer, wrote Animal Liberation A New Ethics For Our Treatment of Animals over forty years ago I was still in high school and it was one of the buzz books of my generation I decided to re read it with the new additions this year because my son is a life long vegetarian, he loves animals and I wondered does it still hold up Would this younger generation still want to read it The a...So this book.I love this book for what it did for bringing animal rights into the semi mainstream Singer was a proper philosopher, not just a kookie hippie His importance cannot be overstated.But it wasn t a shocking or profound read for me personally, probably because it s so very influential I spend a lot of time reading about animal ethics, so nothing neither the animal abuses recounted nor the philosophical arguments against speciesism was new to me Still, I feel remiss giving it les So this book.I love this book for what it did for bringing animal rights into the semi mainstream Singer was a proper philosopher, not just a kookie hippie His importance cannot be overstated.But it wasn t a shocking or profound read for me personally, probably because it s so very influential I spend a lot of time reading about animal ethics, so nothing neither the animal abuses recounted nor the philosophical arguments against speciesism was new to me Still, I feel remiss giving it less than 5 stars, because everything I ve read on animal ethics was influenced by this, which was the only thing that made it a bit uneventful for me to read, after all.An interesting note I think it s very significant that Peter Singer is a man If a woman had written this, how would it have been received in the 1970s How would it be received now I guarantee, if Peter Singer were Petra Singer, she would be accused of sentimentalism and bleedi... Animal Liberation is credited with launching the animal rights movement in the industrialized world when it was first published in 1975 by the then relatively unknown, Peter SingerYou can blame all of the illogical stupidity of PETA on this book But PETA s antics tend to blind people to any logical discussion of the real points in Animal Liberation Singer does not support the animal rights movement epitomized by PETA but hold Animal Liberation is credited with launching the animal rights movement in the industrialized world when it was first published in 1975 by the then relatively unknown, Peter SingerYou can blame all of the illogical stupidity of PETA on this book But PETA s antics tend to blind people to any logical discussion of the real points in Animal Liberation Singer does not support the animal rights movement epitomized by PETA but holds many of the same views, referred to as speciesism , based on a logical examination of the practices of the industrialized societies in their use of animals The examination is based on Utilitarian morals and ethics and you have to read the book with that frame of mind, even if you don t agree you have to be open to utilitarian ideas, to understand some of what Singer is talking about.Most peo... 18 2016 40 40 100 60 40 6 .http www.magiran.com npview.asp ID Peter Singer builds a step by step, iron clad ethical case for considering the welfare of animals as part of our ever expanding circle of moral consideration While non human animals may not be our equals in many respects, the only thing that really matters is their shared ability to experience pain and suffering Any attempt to draw a line between what makes humans worthy of consideration and non human animals not worthy of consideration fails in establishing any kind of logical distinction If Peter Singer builds a step by step, iron clad ethical case for considering the welfare of animals as part of our ever expanding circle of moral consideration While non human animals may not be our equals in many respects, the only thing that really matters is their shared ability to experience pain and suffering Any attempt to draw a line between what makes hu...Sur la couverture de la nouvelle dition fran aise en poche de La Lib ration animale, de Peter Singer, il y a un cheval, un cerf et une biche, un lion, un cavalier king charles, un paon, un faisan, deux l vriers afghans, un renard, deux pigeons, une petite salamandre jaune et noire, une belette et un dr le d oiseau Le cheval et le cerf se regardent comme si ils devaient d cider de la direction o mener toute leur petite troupe putain de soci t patriarcale Tout le monde a l air de vivre en Sur la couverture de la nouvelle dition fran aise en poche de La Lib ration animale, de Peter Singer, il y a un cheval, un cerf et une biche, un lion, un cavalier king charles, un paon, un faisan, deux l vriers afghans, un renard, deux pigeons, une petite salamandre jaune et noire, une belette et un dr le d oiseau Le cheval et le cerf se regardent comme si ils devaient d cider de la direction o mener toute leur petite troupe putain de soci t patriarcale Tout le monde a l air de vivre en bonne harmonie, m me le lion, qui est pourtant visiblement grognon Le tout sur fonds de p turages verts, et d arbres, avec d autres animaux au loin a m a rappel un tract des t moins de J hovah que j avais un jour re u dans ma bo te aux lettres une tripot e d animaux diff rents q...I was sitting in a doctor s office many years ago when a young woman came out of the doctor s office, looked over at me sitting in his waiting room and blared out, I just ruined by health by being a vegetarian It isn t easy being a vegetarian, it sure wasn t for her, so if anyone takes on this endeavor, I hope they are well read up on the subject This book doesn t take this into account instead he says to not worry about your health, it will be okay Then he says that he grows his own food I was sitting in a doctor s office many years ago when a young woman came out o...

• English
• 22 July 2017
Peter Singer
• Paperback
• 324 pages
• 0060011572
• Peter Singer
• Animal Liberation