Animal Liberation Now

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For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. Singer himself rejected the use of the theoretical framework of rights when it comes to human and nonhuman animals. This edition, revised from top to bottom, covers important reforms in the European Union, and now in various U. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Animal Liberation Now will motivate a new generation of readers who are resolutely committed to creating a just society for all' Joaquin Phoenix'The indispensable foundational text for the movement, new and updated' J.

The indispensable foundational text for the movement, new and updated with the honesty and philosophical depth characteristic of all of Singer's work -- J. This revised edition, of which about two-thirds is entirely new, documents these and other developments, such as the impact of meat consumption on climate and the spread of dangerous new viruses. It’s an extremely informative and accessible reminder of how far we’ve progressed in the last 50 years when it comes to respecting animals’ rights, and how far we have yet to go. Philosopher Peter Singer's Groundbreaking Work Turns 40 | A Message From PETA's President | All About PETA | About". Animal Liberation was included in TIME Magazine's list of 100 Best Nonfiction Books published since 1923.

The book has also received a wide range of philosophical challenges to his formulation of animal rights. animal welfare' Guardian'Raises ethical questions that every human being should take to heart' Yuval Noah Harari In 1975, Animal Liberation started a worldwide movement when it revealed the abuse of animals in factory farms and laboratories. By submitting this form, you are agreeing to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal info in accordance with our privacy policy as well as to receiving e-mails from us.

A revised edition, titled Animal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed, was released on 23 May 2023. Widely recognized as the foundational text within the animal liberation movement, Peter Singer's Animal Liberation opened my eyes to the radical philosophy that all animals are worthy of equal consideration. In Animal Liberation Now, Singer exposes the chilling reality of today’s factory farms and product-testing procedures, destroying the spurious justifications behind them and showing just how woefully we have been misled. Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work has awakened millions of people to the existence of "speciesism"—our systematic disregard of nonhuman animals—inspiring a worldwide movement to transform our attitudes to animals and eliminate the cruelty we inflict on them.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It is widely considered within the animal liberation movement to be the founding philosophical statement of its ideas. It also discusses the toll that meat consumption is taking on the environment and the profound risk factory farms pose for spreading new viruses potentially even worse than the one that causes COVID-19. The moral philosopher Roger Scruton criticised Singer's works, including Animal Liberation, saying that they "contain little or no philosophical argument.