Animal Liberation
Animal Liberation by Peter Singer, published by Bodley Head in 2015, is a thought-provoking exploration of how we should treat non-human animals. This edition, comprising 300 pages, presents Singer’s dispassionate reasoning on the ethical considerations surrounding animal rights, drawing attention to the disturbing realities of factory farms and laboratories. The book has played a significant role in shaping discussions around animal welfare and has been influential in the emergence of the animal rights movement.
Readers will find a rigorous examination of the moral implications of our treatment of animals, as Singer challenges prevailing attitudes and practices. The work delves into philosophical and ethical questions, making connections to broader topics such as environmental science and the social aspects of animal rights. With a new introduction by Yuval Noah Harari, this edition underscores the ongoing relevance of Singer’s arguments in contemporary discourse on animal ethics.
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How should we treat non-human animals? In this immensely powerful and influential book (now with a new introduction by Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari), the renowned moral philosopher Peter Singer addresses this simple question with trenchant, dispassionate reasoning. Accompanied by the disturbing evidence of factory farms and laboratories, his answers triggered the birth of the animal rights movement.
‘An extraordinary book which has had extraordinary effects… Widely known as the bible of the animal liberation movement’ Independent on Sunday
In the decades since this landmark classic first appeared, some public attitudes to animals may have changed but our continued abuse of animals in factory farms and as tools for research shows that the underlying ideas Singer exposes as ethically indefensible are still dominating the way we treat animals. As Yuval Harari’s brilliantly argued introduction makes clear, this book is as relevant now as the day it was written.
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