In Search of Consistency - Ethics and Animals - Lisa Kemmerer

Publication Date: September 30, 2006 | ISBN-10: 900414725X | ISBN-13: 978-9004147256
In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals
Brill Academic, 2006


At the intersection of animal rights, environmental ethics, and religious studies, In Search of Consistency systematically examines the work of influential scholars Tom Regan (animal rights), Peter Singer (utilitarian ethics), Andrew Linzey (theologian), and Paul Taylor (environmental ethics), then explores ethics and animals across six world religions (Indigenous faiths, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam). This monumental, ground-breaking volume not only introduces key thinkers and revolutionary ideas of the past, but also explores "the sanctity of life," exploring an intriguing moral theory, "The Minimize Harm Maxim," rooted in the time-honored moral ideals of impartiality and consistency. In Search of Consistency questions what it means to be human and challenges our assumed place in the universe.



Review

"Kemmerer offers up a thoughtful critique of existing animal rights philosophies and. . . a thought-provoking new philosophy. This carefully researched and lovingly crafted book is refreshing in its straightforward approach and unyielding intent to create a more just world for all living beings." Steven Wells, Animal Legal Defense Fund

About the Author

Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist dedicated to working against oppression, whether on behalf of the environment, nonhuman animals, or disempowered human beings. Her books include In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals; Animals and World Religions; Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice; Call to Compassion: Reflections on Animal Advocacy; Speaking Up for Animals: An Anthology of Women's Voices; and Primate People: Saving Nonhuman Primates through Education, Advocacy, and Sanctuary. Kemmerer has hiked, biked, kayaked, backpacked, and traveled widely, and is currently associate professor of philosophy and religions at Montana State University Billings.



Paperback: 542 pages
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (September 30, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 900414725X
ISBN-13: 978-9004147256