Jean Kazez - Wiley-Blackwell
- January 2010 -
Amazon
From the book jacket:
“Combining both
philosophical concepts and practical examples of the application of the
concepts, this book will make readers on both sides of animal issues think
very deeply. Essential reading for everyone who is interested in ethical
issues regarding the use of animals.” Temple Grandin, Colorado State University, author of Animals in Translation
“Animalkind
raises all the important ethical questions about how we should treat animals.
Whether you are a meat-eater or a vegan, after reading Jean Kazez’s lively and concise book, you’ll be provoked to
think long and hard about her arguments.” Peter Singer, Princeton
University, author of Animal
Liberation and
In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave
“An interesting
read about the complex, challenging, and frustrating aspects of human–animal
relationships. Whether or not you agree with the author’s personal choices and
stance, this book will force you to think more deeply about who we are and
who ‘they’ are and why we need to change the ways in which we treat and
mistreat other beings.” Marc Bekoff,
University of Colorado, author of The
Emotional Lives of Animals and Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals (with Jessica Pierce)
Animal lovers in today’s world are a curious
breed. Many dote on their dogs and cats, demand equal rights for
horses and apes – and then happily devour pigs and chickens. So how are
we truly supposed
to think of and treat animals? Animalkind:What We Owe to
Animals explores the crucial ethical differences between humans and
animals. Occupying the middle ground between extreme egalitarianism and
outright dismissal, the book instead advocates a position of respect for
animals, treatment not afforded to the current inhabitants of factory farms
and animal labs. Starting from the
beginning, when animals were first used as resources, Kazez
takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of animal exploitation.
After illustrating how the relatively benign exploitation of animals became
malignant, she reveals the startling fact that livestock and feedcrops now occupy a full third of the earth’s land
surface. With so many animals at our mercy – and the environment
hanging in the balance – there is more reason than ever to take a fresh
look at our complex and contradictory relationship with animals. While providing a serious philosophical discussion of a sensitive issue, the book also covers lighter topics, from Descartes’s dinner menu to Montezuma’s albino zoo and the author’s personal dietary struggles. Animalkind ultimately urges us to revere all forms of life, the human kind as well as the animal kind, while respecting important differences.
CONTENTS
Introduction: Wondering in
Alaska.
Part I: Before.
Part II: The Nature of the
Beast.
Part III: All Due Respect.
Part IV: Moral Disorders.
Part V: Next.
Annotated Sources.
Pictures from the book by Ruth Talman Kazez
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