Received opinion has it that humans are morally superior to non-human animals; human interests matter more than the like interests of animals and the value of human lives is alleged to be greater than the value of nonhuman animal lives. Since this belief causes mayhem and murder, its de-mythologizing requires urgent attention.

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Purdue University, USA

Mark H. Bernstein

About the author

Mark Bernstein is the Joyce and Edward E. Brewer Chair in Applied Philosophy at Purdue University, and a founding member of the Oxford Centre on Animal Ethics. He has previously published three books: Fatalism, On Moral Considerability, and Without A Tear.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: The Moral Equality of Humans and Animals
Authors: Mark H. Bernstein
Series Title: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137315250
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-27662-8Published: 29 September 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31525-0Published: 15 September 2015
Series ISSN: 2634-6672
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6680
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 153
Topics: Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Sociology, general

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Table of contents (3 chapters)

Front Matter

On the Relative Unimportance of Human Interests

On the Relative Unimportance of Human Life

Conclusion

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