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Animal Ethics and the Autonomous Animal Self

:	Natalie Thomas
:	Animal Ethics and the Autonomous Animal Self
:	Palgrave Macmillan
:	9781137586858
:	1
:	CHF 123.10
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:	20. und 21. Jahrhundert
:	English

:	177
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This book presents a radical and intuitive argument against the notion that intentional action, agency and autonomy are features belonging only to humans. Using evidence from research into the minds of non-human animals, it explores the ways in which animals can be understood as individuals who are aware of themselves, and the consequent basis of our moral obligations towards them.

The first part of this book argues for a conception of agency in animals that admits to degrees among individuals and across species. It explores self-awareness and its various levels of complexity which depend on an animals’ other mental capacities. The author offers an overview of some established theories in animal ethics including those of Peter Singer, Tom Regan, Bernard Rollin and Lori Gruen, and the ways these theories serve to extend moral consideration towards animals based on various capacities that both animals and humans have in common. The book concludes by challenging traditional Kantian notions of rationality and what it means to be an autonomous individual, and discussing the problems that still remain in the study of animal ethics.

	Dedication	6
	Series Editors’ Preface	7
	Acknowledgements	10
	Contents	12
	1: Introduction	13
	Reference	18
	2: Animals as Agents	19
	Introduction	19
	Agency	20
	Beliefs, Desires, Preferences, and Intentions	22
	Rationality	28
	Intentionality	32
	Moral Agency	39
	Conclusion	47
	References	47
	3: Self-Awareness and Selfhood in Animals	49
	Introduction	49
	Self-Consciousness and Self-Awareness	50
	The Ecological Self and Evolutionary Continuity	61
	Empirical Evidence for Selfhood in Animals	67
	Objections to Selfhood in Animals	72
	Conclusion	77
	References	77
	4: Autonomy and Animals	80
	Introduction	80
	The Common View of Autonomy	81
	Minimal Autonomy	88
	Aiming for Consistency	93
	Autonomy and Duties	94
	A Naturalized View of Autonomy	98
	Obligations Towards Animals	100
	Conclusion	105
	References	105
	5: Other Views of Animal Ethics	107
	Introduction	107
	Peter Singer and Utilitarianism	108
	Tom Regan, Inherent Value, and Rights	116
	Bernard Rollin and Teleology	125
	Lori Gruen and Entangled Empathy	130
	Conclusion	136
	References	136
	6: Kantian Ethics and Animals	138
	Introduction	138
	Kant on Animals	139
	Wright on Kant and Animal Autonomy	142
	Wood on Kant and Rational Nature	147
	Korsgaard on Kant and Animal Nature	149
	Conclusion	161
	References	162
	7: Conclusions and Further Directions	163
	References	170
	Bibliography	171
	Index	178