The Moral Rights of Animals

Edited by Mylan Engel Jr. and Gary Lynn Comstock - Contributions by Tom Regan; Jeremy Garrett; Mylan Engel Jr.; Nathan Nobis; Anne Baril; Aaron Simmons; Molly Gardner; Evelyn Pluhar; Alastair Norcross; Gary Lynn Comstock; Ramona Ilea; Scott D. Wilson; Rob

This book explores the moral rights of animals through several lenses, such as classical deontology, libertarianism, morality, virtue ethics, and utilitarianism. It addresses the challenges to rights nihilism's strong animal rights position, the "kind" argument against animal rights, the problem of predation, and the comparative value of lives.

PrefaceMylan Engel Jr. and Gary ComstockIntroduction: The Moral Rights of Animals and Why They MatterMylan Engel Jr.The Moral Rights of Animals: Overview of the BookMylan Engel Jr. and Gary ComstockPART I: THEORETICAL PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS1. The Case for Animal RightsTom Regan2. Animal Rights for LibertariansJeremy Garrett3. Do Animals Have Rights, and Does It Matter if They Don't?Mylan Engel Jr.4. Regan on 'Kind' Arguments against Animal Rights and for Human RightsNathan Nobis5. Equality, Flourishing, and the Problem of PredationAnne BarilPART II. ANIMAL RIGHTS AND THE COMPARATIVE VALUE OF LIVES6. Do All Subjects-of-a-Life Have an Equal Right to Life? The Challenge of the Comparative Value of LifeAaron Simmons7. The Interspecies Killing ProblemMolly Gardner8. Respecting Rights-HoldersEvelyn Pluhar9. Subjects of a Life, the Argument from Risk, and the Significance of Self-ConsciousnessAlastair Norcross10. La Mettrie's Objection: Humans Act like AnimalsGary ComstockPART III. ANIMAL RIGHTS IN PRACTICE11. Rights and Capabilities: Tom Regan and Martha Nussbaum on AnimalsRamona Ilea12. Vegetarianism in the Balance Scott Wilson13. The Benefit of Regan's Doubt: Moral Caution and the Ethics of EatingRobert Bass14. A Moral License to Kill? Animal Rights and HuntingJason HannaEPILOGUE: Regan AppreciationJeff McMahan