Sharpe, Lynne
Creatures Like Us?
As a child brought up among animals, Lynne Sharpe never doubted they were essentially 'creatures like us'. It came as a shock to learn that others did not agree. Here she exposes the bizarre way in which many philosophers - including even some great and humane ones - have repeatedly talked and written about animals. They have discussed the topic in terms of non-existent abstract 'animals', conceived as defective humans, entirely neglecting the experience of people who have wide practical knowledge of companion animals - such as horses and dogs - through working with them. She testifies to the interesting nature of these creatures' lives, noting that the usual narrow approach to animals carries with it also a distorted notion of human life as essentially cerebral and language-centred.
Avainsanat: animals, animal rights, creatures, philosophy, morality, personhood, moral status
- Tekijä(t)
- Sharpe, Lynne
- Julkaisija
- Andrews UK
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2015
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 2
- Sivumäärä
- 231 sivua
- Kategoria
- Filosofia
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781845405144
- Painetun ISBN
- 9781845400170