The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics in partnership with publishers
Palgrave Macmillan have released the first two books in a new series on
animal ethics.
An Introduction to Animals and Political Theory by Alasdair
Cochrane (ISBN 9780230239265) is structured around the five most
important schools within contemporary political theory: liberalism,
utilitarianism, communitarianism, Marxism, and feminism. This is the
first introductory level text to offer an accessible overview on the
status of animals in contemporary political theory. Alasdair Cochrane is
Lecturer in Human Rights at the London School of Economics and Political
Science. He has published on animal ethics, bioethics, human rights and
environmental ethics in journals such as Political Studies, Utilitas,
Bioethics and Res Publica.
An Introduction to Animals and the Law by
Joan Schaffner.
Joan Schaffner�s exploration of the newly emerging, diverse, and
controversial area of animal law, An Introduction to Animals and the
Law (ISBN 9780230235649), presents a basic survey of the laws
designed to protect animals, analysing and critiquing them, and
proposing a future where the legal regime properly recognizes and
protects the inherent worth of all animals. Joan Schaffner is an
Associate Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law
School and Directs the George Washington Animal Law Programme.
A further three books in the series are to be issued in June 2011:
Andrew Knight�s Animal Experiments, Claire Molloy�s Popular
Media and Animals, and Nicola Hoggard Creegan�s Animal Suffering
and the Problem of Evil.
www.oxfordanimalethics.com.
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