Exploring ethical theory, environmental ethics, science and the environmental movement, earthcare also offers suggestions for students on how to think about ethics and the environment. For example, this includes the preservation of plants and an increase of animal rights. According to the world health organization, the warming of the planet caused an additional 140,000 deaths in 2004, as compared with the number of deaths there would have been had average global temperatures remained as they were. The animal ethics reader is an acclaimed anthology containing both classic and contemporary readings, making it ideal for anyone coming to the subject for the first time. One of his early articles follows peter singer in calling for rights for nonhuman animals. He was professor emeritus of philosophy at north carolina state university, where he taught from 1967 until his. The 2019 tom regan visiting research fellowship culture.
New introductory essays in environmental ethics 1st edition. Environmental ethics is the study of normative issues and principles relating to human interactions with the natural environment. Peter singer and tom regan both argue that animals need a. According to the world health organization, the warming of the planet caused an additional 140,000 deaths in 2004, as compared with the number of deaths there would have been had average global temperatures remained as they were during the period 1961 to 1990. This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, fulllength case studies, and many short discussion cases. Moral agents are individuals who have a variety of sophisticated abilities, including in particular the ability to bring impartial moral principles to bear on the determination of what, all considered, morally ought to be done and, having made this determination. Animal rights and environmental ethics tom regan free. Moore and the development of his moral philosophy, represents regan s major.
The nature and possibility of an environmental ethic environmental ethics and the ambiguity of the native americans relationship with nature. The ethics concludes by exploring the historical experiences of personal residence in a surrounding environment. But most of all, this environmental ethics textbook shows you how we can work together to build a better future. Tom regan has 37 books on goodreads with 4910 ratings. This means they are limited to animal concerns, and nothing else. Tom regan has strongly rejected utilitarianism as foundation of animal ethics. Among tom regans many books is the case for animal rights 1983. Her dissertation was an exploration of the role of reflective endorsement in understanding the self and in judgments. The moral case of animal rights through tom regans lens this environmental ethics paper is concerned with ethical and moral questioning around the relationship of humans to the natural world. Tom was walking across the commons area and i asked him to sign a copy of his book all that dwell therein. I will show how the existence of animal ethics depends on the existence of environmental ethics. Translated into several languages it made him a public name. A subject that regularly captures the headlines, the book is designed to appeal to anyone interested in tracing the history of the subject, as well as providing a powerful insight into the debate as it has developed. Religious perspectives on the use of animals in science 1986, the struggle for animal rights 1987, the thee generation.
Tom regans candid description of his experience while writing the case for animal rights paints a moving portrait of philosophical inspiration. Environmental ethics internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Animal rights and environmental ethics as want to read. A conception of an environmental ethic is set forth which involves postulating that nonconscious natural objects can have value in their own. Tom regan was an american philosopher who specializes in animal rights theory. In his influential 1983 book, the case for animal rights, regan.
In some parts of the world, what you are doing is already apparent. Tom regan, the nature and possibility of an environmental ethic. Three wrong leads in a search for an environmental ethic. Books by tom regan author of the case for animal rights. Through many worldviews, religions and philosophical perspectives, this collection grapples with environmental ethics issues from valuing nature, concerns about. Others of tom regans books that touch on the topic of animal rights are all that dwell therein. The case for animal rights is a 1983 book by the american philosopher tom regan, in which the author argues that at least some kinds of nonhuman animals have moral rights because they are the subjectsofalife, and that these rights adhere to them whether or not they are recognized. Environmental ethicsthe study of ethical questions raised by human relations with the nonhuman environmentemerged as an important subfield of philosophy during the 1970s. The life of the animal rights party an animal rights article from from. Tom regans most popular book is the case for animal rights. Lecture 8 norcross and regan introduction to philosophy. I first met animal rights philosopher tom regan in april of 1985 after hed given a rousing speech in philadelphia condemning the university of pennsylvanias baboon headbashing experiments. The difference in tom regans and peter singers positon. Tom reagan the case for animal rights moral agents vs.
The first three cards played are the queen of spades, the king of spades, and the ace of spades. Firstly, he invokes the idea that all or some animals may indeed qualify as rights holders, something which singer refuses to do, since that would be making a concession to popular moral rhetoric. Religious perspectives on the use of animals in science 1986. It examines both anthropocentric and nonanthropocentric claims about what has. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Other of tom regans books that touch on the topic of animal rights are all that dwell therein. Tom regan among tom regans many books is the case for animal rights 1983. Tom regan takes issue with singers utilitarian ethical framework, and uses. I will prove this by showing that such philosophers who have practiced animal rights such as peter singer, tom regan, and paul taylor are limited because they are individualistic.
Peter singer and tom regan, in particular, have proposed two different ways of. In all that dwell therein, regan goes further than peter singers animal liberation. Regan s animal rights tom regan is perhaps the earliest author of the three we are considering on the subject of intrinsic value in environmental ethics and in many respects he is a pioneer. A critical evaluation of tom regans book the case for animal rights by james b bardwell. Tom regan has 37 books on goodreads with 4907 ratings. It provides a thorough introduction to the central topics, controversies and ethical. In 2000, north carolina state university libraries established the tom regan animal rights archive. Commemorating tom regan 19382017 an animal rights article from from. Tom regan, the nature and possibility of an environmental. The nature and possibility of an environmental ethic tom. Abstract the position i favor the rights view pnontlzes the moral rights of individuals when it comes to. Essays on animal rights and environmental ethics 1982. A conception of an environmental ethic is set forth which involves postulating that nonconscious natural objects can have value in their own right, independently of human interests. The second edition of environmental ethics combines a strong theoretical foundation with applications to some of the most pressing environmental problems.
He felt less like an author than a transcriber, waiting in suspense for the ending to come. Tom regan b 1938 richard ryder b 1940 peter singer b 1946 all animals are somebody someone with a life of their own. Regan s second book, the elements of ethics, is a series of ten lectures moore delivered in 1898. And yet, the basic strategy of such animal rights philosophers as tom regan and peter singer, is to stress the similarity between humans and nonhuman animals while, at the same time, deemphasizing and perhaps devaluing that which sets humans apart from the animals. This includes exploring the value and rights of the nonhuman world. Large parts of these lectures were carried over by moore into principia ethica and, regan maintains, these lectures cast important light on principia s pages. All animals are equal peter singer the radical egalitarian case for animal rights tom regan a critique of regans animal rights. An introduction to environmental philosophy introduces you to ethical theory in new and easily understood ways. Aristotle, aquinas, descartes, kant, bentham, mill. The animal ethics readeris the first comprehensive, stateoftheart anthology of readings on this substantial area of study and interest.
Here is an adventure into what it means to live as responsible human beings in the community of life on earth. In a new and fully considered preface, regan responds to his critics and defends the book s revolutionary position. The first annual tom regan visiting research fellowship to rachel robisongreene, a postdoctoral fellow at utah state university researching the in vitro meat revolution she received her ph. Essays on animal rights and environmental ethics 1982 and animal sacrifices. Project muse john dewey and environmental philosophy. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions. Environmental ethicsis a systematic account of values carried by the natural world, coupled. The moral case of animal rights through tom regan s lens. This consists of notes, letters, manuscripts and typescripts, books and pamphlets, and audiovisual materials documenting toms work, as well as other material relating to the history of the animal advocacy movement. John dewey and environmental philosophy suny press. On february 17 the animal rights movement lost a monumental figure in tom regan. Regans animal rights tom regan is perhaps the earliest author of the three we are considering on the subject of intrinsic value in environmental ethics and in many respects he is a pioneer.
Chapter 8 animal rights and environmental ethics tom regan abstract the position i favor the rights view pnontlzes the moral rights of individuals when it comes to our moral thinking. See tom regan, animals and the law, in all that dwell therein. But not until tom regan published the case for animal rights did the world possess a theory of the rights of animals. The book summarizes much of the current literature on environmental ethics, concentrating on the writings of major figures in the movement. In the seriesethics and action, edited by tom regan. Some defining features of these rights are explained. Of similar significance was paul ehrlichs 1968 book, the population bomb, which. When philosophy students come to this issue hundreds of years from now, they will read the greats in light of the arguments presented.
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