Overview
- Reconstructs the epistemic nature of disagreement about animals
- Proposes a liberal political theory that seeks to outline an inclusive set of principles that can be accepted by all
- Considers diverse views including animal rights, utilitarianism, feminism and environmentalism to understand what values underpin peoples' views on animals
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book explores the problem of disagreement concerning the treatment of animals in a liberal society. Current laws include an unprecedented concern for animal welfare, yet disagreement remains pervasive. This issue has so far been neglected both in political philosophy and animal ethics. Although starting from disagreement has been the hallmark of many politically liberal theories, none have been devoted to the treatment of animals, and conversely, most theories in animal ethics do not take the disagreement on this issue seriously. Bridging this divide with a change of perspective, Zuolo argues that we should begin from the disagreement on the moral status of animals and the treatment we owe them.
Reconstructing the epistemic nature of disagreement about animals, Zuolo proposes a novel form of public justification to find principles acceptable to all. By setting out a unified framework which honours the liberal principles of respect for diversity, a robust liberal political theory capable of dealing with diverse forms of disagreement, and even some forms of radical dissent, is achieved.
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About the author
Federico Zuolo is Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Genoa, Italy. Previously, he was Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Senior Fellow at the Universities of Berlin and Hamburg in Germany, and research fellow at the University of Pavia, Italy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Animals, Political Liberalism and Public Reason
Authors: Federico Zuolo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49509-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49508-4Published: 18 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49511-4Published: 18 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-49509-1Published: 17 July 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 280
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Ethics, Political Philosophy, Epistemology, Animal Welfare/Animal Ethics