Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics

Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions.

Author: Tatjana Visak
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 08/23/2013
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781137286260

About the Author
Tatjana Visak is a lecturer at the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash University, Australia. Previously she has worked as a lecturer/researcher in ethics at various Dutch universities. Her special interests are Animal Ethics, Bioethics, Utilitarianism and Value Theory.