
This Work Provides An Account Of The Moral Psychology Behind Our Attitudes To Animals. Its Main Thesis Is That Behind Both Our Positive And Negative Attitudes To Animals Is An Underlying Concern That Animals Pose A Threat To Our Humanness. The Author Takes An Interdisciplinary Approach, Drawing From Research In Philosophy, Neuroscience, Psychology, Law, History, Sociology, Economics, And Anthropology.
This book investigates the moral psychology behind human attitudes toward animals, specifically questioning why humans perceive animals as a threat to their own sense of identity. T. J. Kasperbauer, a scholar in philosophy and ethics, synthesizes data from a wide range of disciplines to argue that our treatment of animals is deeply rooted in a defensive mechanism designed to protect the concept of human uniqueness. By examining the intersection of biology and culture, the author provides a framework for understanding the cognitive biases that shape human-animal interactions.
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Experts in moral psychology and animal ethics recognize this work for its broad, multi-disciplinary approach to a complex behavioral question. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a rigorous examination of the psychological underpinnings of human behavior.
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Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190695846
ISBN-13:
9780190695842
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