In Defense of Animals Paperback - 2005

First line

There is broad consensus within both religious and secular ethics that an ethical life respects virtues like fairness, justice, and benevolence.

From the rear cover

In DEFENSE of ANIMALS

In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave brings together the best current ethical thinking about animals. Edited by Peter Singer, who made "speciesism" an international issue in 1975 when he published Animal Liberation, this new book presents the state of the animal movement that his classic work helped to inspire.

Long hailed as a brilliant and controversial philosopher, Singer has assembled incisive new articles by philosophers and by activists. In Defense of Animals is sure to inform and inspire all who want to understand, or contribute to, the unfolding moral revolution in the way we treat animals.

"Peter Singer's writing changed my life. I have waited for this book for a long time, a quarter of a century in fact. What an exquisite collection of fine writers with compelling philosophies, philosophies that translate into positive ways to change society and one's own daily life for the better."
Ingrid Newkirk, President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

"A survey of the new wave of philosophy, science, and action in the cause of animals. The theoretical essays give a masterly overview of the field, while the essays on animal rights activism are engaging and full of good sense."
J. M. Coetzee, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, 2003

"Take your fork out of that animal on your plate, and sit down in a comfortable chair and read this book instead. Essential reading for anyone who cares deeply about the lives of animals."
Jeffrey Masson, author of The Pig Who Sang to the Moon

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Citations

• Library Journal, 08/01/2005, Page 118