{"product_id":"why-animal-suffering-matters-andrew-linzey-9780199351848","title":"Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics","description":"How we treat animals arouses strong emotions. Many people are repulsed by photographs of cruelty to animals and respond passionately to how we make animals suffer for food, commerce, and sport. But is this, as some argue, a purely emotional issue? Are there really no rational grounds for opposing our current treatment of animals? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Why Animal Suffering Matters, \u003c\/em\u003e Andrew Linzey argues that when analyzed impartially the rational case for extending moral solicitude to all sentient beings is much stronger than many suppose. Indeed, Linzey shows that many of the justifications for inflicting animal suffering in fact provide grounds for protecting them. Because animals, the argument goes, lack reason or souls or language, harming them is not an offense. Linzey suggests that just the opposite is true, that the inability of animals to give or withhold consent, their inability to represent their interests, their moral innocence, and their relative defenselessness all compel us not to harm them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndrew Linzey further shows that the arguments in favor of three controversial practices--hunting with dogs, fur farming, and commercial sealing--cannot withstand rational critique. He considers the economic, legal, and political issues surrounding each of these practices, appealing not to our emotions but to our reason, and shows that they are rationally unsupportable and morally repugnant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this superbly argued and deeply engaging book, Linzey pioneers a new theory about why animal suffering matters, maintaining that sentient animals, like infants and young children, should be accorded a special moral status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Linzey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199351848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199351848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Andrew Linzey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946310861055,"sku":"9780199351848","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e0007e39-36b5-4af8-abd3-94e2e69defec.jpg?v=1681512468","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-animal-suffering-matters-andrew-linzey-9780199351848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}