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Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility
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A revolutionary new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum. Animals are in trouble all over the world. Whether through the cruelties of the factory meat industry, poaching and game hunting, habitat destruction, or neglect of the companion animals that people purport to love, animals suffer injustice and horrors at our hands every day. The world needs an ethical awakening, a consciousness-raising movement of international proportions. In Justice for Animals , one of the world's most influential philosophers and humanists Martha C. Nussbaum provides a revolutionary approach to animal rights, ethics, and law. From dolphins to crows, elephants to octopuses, Nussbaum examines the entire animal kingdom, showcasing the lives of animals with wonder, awe, and compassion to understand how we can create a world in which human beings are truly friends of animals, not exploiters or users. All animals should have a shot at flourishing in their own way. Humans have a collective duty to face and solve animal harm. An urgent call to action and a manual for change, Nussbaum's groundbreaking theory directs politics and law to help us meet our ethical responsibilities as no book has done before.
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"Nussbaum explains in her moving introduction that the book is 'a work of love.'"
"This trenchant and masterful blend of political analysis, philosophical study, and call to action is a must-read."
"Nussbaum is going a different way, taking aim at the entire system of moral thought that, consciously or not, has led us to treat living things as objects ..."
"In this brilliant and accessible work, Nussbaum develops an account of the moral lives of animals that is stronger than other philosophers' accounts and relevant to the efforts of humans seeking to build a better, more just world for all animals ..."
"A thought-provoking guide to ethical coexistence with the diverse creatures of Earth."
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