Beschreibung:
By Carl Cohen and Tom Regan
Here, for the first time, the world's two leading authorities-Tom Regan, who argues for animal rights, and Carl Cohen, who argues against them-make their respective case before the public at large. The very terms of the debate will never be the same. This seminal moment in the history of the controversy over animal rights will influence the direction of this debate throughout the rest of the century.
Part 1 In Defense of the Use of Animals Chapter 2 The Moral Problem of Animal Use Chapter 3 The Factual Setting of Animal Experimentation Chapter 4 Rights and Interests Chapter 5 If Animals Had Rights Chapter 6 Why Animals Do Not Have Rights Chapter 7 Why Animals Are Mistakenly Believed to Have Rights Chapter 8 The Moral Inequality of Species: Why Speciesism Is Right Chapter 9 Spurious Scientific Arguments against the Use of Animals Chapter 10 What Good Does Animal Experimentation Do? Chapter 11 The Proven Accomplishments of Animal Research Part 12 The Case for Animal Rights Chapter 13 From Indifference to Advocacy Chapter 14 Animal Exploitation Chapter 15 The Nature and Importance of Rights Chapter 16 Indirect Duty Views Chapter 17 Direct Duty Views Chapter 18 Human Rights Chapter 19 Animal Rights Chapter 20 Reply to Tom Regan Chapter 21 Reply to Carl Cohen