{"product_id":"ethics-and-the-beast-tzachi-zamir-9780691133287","title":"Ethics and the Beast: A Speciesist Argument for Animal Liberation","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany people think that animal liberation would require a fundamental transformation of basic beliefs. We would have to give up \"speciesism\" and start viewing animals as our equals, with rights and moral status. And we would have to apply these beliefs in an all-or-nothing way. But in \u003ci\u003eEthics and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, Tzachi Zamir makes the radical argument that animal liberation doesn't require such radical arguments--and that liberation could be accomplished in a flexible and pragmatic way. By making a case for liberation that is based primarily on common moral intuitions and beliefs, and that therefore could attract wide understanding and support, Zamir attempts to change the terms of the liberation debate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Without defending it, \u003ci\u003eEthics and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e claims that speciesism is fully compatible with liberation. Even if we believe that we should favor humans when there is a pressing human need at stake, Zamir argues, that does not mean that we should allow marginal human interests to trump the life-or-death interests of animals. As minimalist as it sounds, this position generates a robust liberation program, including commitments not to eat animals, subject them to factory farming, or use them in medical research. Zamir also applies his arguments to some questions that tend to be overlooked in the liberation debate, such as whether using animals can be distinguished from exploiting them, whether liberationists should be moral vegetarians or vegans, and whether using animals for therapeutic purposes is morally blameless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tzachi Zamir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 069113328X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691133287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.48w x 0.69d","brand":"Tzachi Zamir","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086766551295,"sku":"9780691133287","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d056629-6472-4b80-9faf-73fff53ba373.jpg?v=1769096452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ethics-and-the-beast-tzachi-zamir-9780691133287","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}