Reading and Media Resources: Philosophy and Ethics

An early proponent of the idea that animals could be entitled to rights, Salt wrote: "If we are ever going to do justice to the lower races, we must get rid of the antiquated notion of a 'great gulf'...

A short book in which thirteen philosophers write in support of the Nonhuman Rights Project’s efforts to have a court recognize specific individual chimpanzees as legal persons and entitled to a writ...

Using the concept of freedom as the touchstone for an analysis of animal needs and the realities of how animals are treated, animal behaviorist Marc Bekoff and bioethicist Jessica Pierce explore with...

Primarily an examination of human interactions with certain domesticated animals, including pets, lab animals and trained therapy dogs, encompassing consideration of the philosophical, cultural, and...

A seminal work laying out the case for attributing moral rights to certain animals based on an extension of the Kantian principle that all subjects-of-a life possess inherent value and must be treated...

Building on Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka’s category of liminal animals, this book examines the ethics around feeding animals, especially animals in the wild such as songbirds.

Experts delve into the complex intersection of animal law, violence, mass incarceration, and social change in this book, providing valuable insights into these multifaceted issues.

A podcast series promoting ethical veganism and non-violent vegan education as the primary forms of activism, aiming to abolish animal exploitation rather than regulate it.

An exploration of the ambiguous ethics at the heart of the relationships between humans and the animals with whom they share their lives. Through anecdote and scientifically informed analyses of...

The classic and groundbreaking work applying utilitarian principles to the questions of the ethical treatment of animals. Written for a mainstream audience, this work is an indispensable starting...