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Killing Happy Animals: Explorations in Utilitarian Ethics

By:Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781137286260
eText ISBN:9781137286277
Edition:0
Copyright:2013
Format:Reflowable

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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.