Author Description

Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals explores the crucial ethical differences between humans and animals. Occupying the middle ground between extreme egalitarianism and outright dismissal, the book instead advocates a position of respect for animals, treatment not afforded to the current inhabitants of factory farms and animal labs. While providing a serious philosophical discussion of a sensitive issue, the book also covers lighter topics, from Descartes' dinner menu to Montezuma's albino zoo. Animalkind ultimately urges us to revere all forms of life, the human kind as well as the animal kind, while respecting important differences.