Animal Suffering: Philosophy and Culture

  • Elisa Aaltola
Book

Part of the The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series book series (PMAES)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction
    Elisa Aaltola
    Pages 1-4
  3. Animal Suffering: The Practice
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    Pages 5-48
  4. Knowing Suffering
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    Pages 49-67
  5. History of Caring
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    Pages 68-96
  6. Morality and Non-Human Suffering: Analytical Animal Ethics
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    Pages 97-145
  7. Morality and Animal Suffering: Continental Investigations
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    Pages 146-155
  8. Emotion, Empathy and Intersubjectivity
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    Pages 156-197
  9. Action against Suffering
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    Pages 198-205
  10. Concluding Words
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    Pages 206-209
  11. Back Matter
    Pages 210-247
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About this book

Introduction

Exploring how animal suffering is made meaningful within Western ramifications, the book investigates themes such as skepticism concerning non-human experience, cultural roots of compassion, and contemporary approaches to animal ethics. At its center is the pivotal question: What is the moral significance of animal suffering?

Keywords

emotion ethics Moral morality philosophy

Authors and affiliations

  • Elisa Aaltola
    • 1
  1. 1.University of Eastern FinlandKuopioFinland

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