| Animal Liberation | 
 enlarge | Author: Peter Singer
Publisher: Pimlico
Category: Book
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Edition: 4th Revised edition
Pages: 340
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ISBN: 0712674446
EAN: 9780712674447
ASIN: 0712674446
Publication Date: October 5, 1995
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A very important book - everyone should read it March 31, 2003
39 out of 42 found this review helpful
This books is widely credited for setting off the animal "rights" movement. Singer really brought the issue into the public arena, and caused people to question their presumptuous beliefs - this book was first published in 1975, and sparked off the writing of literally hundreds of other books about animal "rights". He describes our traditional view of animals as "speciesist" - arbitrarily discriminating simply on the basis of species - comparable to sexist or racist views. In the book he argues rationally and convincingly for animal "rights". Although a work of philosophy, the book is written to be easily accessible to the lay-person. The book explains why we must extend our moral principles to other animals, describes the cruelty occuring in laboratories and factory farms, tells how and why we should become vegetarians, gives a short history of our views of animals and where they came from, and refutes common arguments against animal "rights". In the 1990 preface to this book, Singer writes of its arguments "I have lectured on them, given talks to conferences and philosophy department seminars, and discussed them at length, both verbally and in print; but I have come across no insurmountable objections, nothing that has led me to think that the simple ethical arguments on which the book is based are anything but sound. It has been encouraging to find that many of my most respected philosophical peers agree with this view - so many, in fact, that in reviewing the revised edition Colin McGinn, who holds a distinguished chair of philosophy at Rutgers University, described the ethical core of the book as, in theory if not in practice, 'a won argument'". If you find that hard to believe, then read the book and see if you can refute its claims!
One of the most compelling books I've ever read. June 18, 2001
27 out of 32 found this review helpful
Well, I was already converted, but I have found that I now have the ability to present a coherent argument on the subject, thanks to this book.Those books that claim you'll have given up smoking by the end? Pah! This is the animal equivalent. As a scientist I really appreciate the logical structure and the strength of some of the scientific arguments, but the book is a really easy read - on all levels but an emotional one, so it's one of those rare books that will appeal to anyone with an open mind. If you think you can't be changed - take the challenge! Julian
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