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The Specter of Speciesism : Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals
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The Specter of Speciesism : Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals Hardcover - 2001

by Waldau, Paul

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  • Title The Specter of Speciesism : Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals
  • Author Waldau, Paul
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Printing
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated, Oxford:
  • Date 2001-12-06
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 10510153-6
  • ISBN 9780195145717 / 0195145712
  • Weight 1.29 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.48 x 6.6 x 1.05 in (24.08 x 16.76 x 2.67 cm)
  • Reading level 1640
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects, Speciesism - Religious aspects - Buddhism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00051653
  • Dewey Decimal Code 291.596

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The generalization in this claim by Story raises a specific set of problems that are an inevitable part of any attempt to generalize about the views of "Buddhism" and "Christianity" regarding nonhuman animals.

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  • Choice, 07/01/2002, Page 1980

About the author

Paul Waldau holds a doctorate in ethics from Oxford University, a law degree from UCLA, and a Master's Degree from Stanford University. He is currently Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, where he is on the faculty of the Center for Animals and Public Policy. He teaches courses entitled "Jurisprudence Ethics" and "The Human-Animal bond." He is also an adjunct faculty member at Boston College Law School and Harvard Law School, where he teaches animal law courses.

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