Animal Minds, Animal Souls, Animal Rights

James V. Parker

doi:10.5771/9780761851783

Animal Minds, Animal Souls, Animal Rights

1. Auflage 2010

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doi.org/10.5771/9780761851783
ISBN print: 978-0-7618-5177-6
ISBN online: 978-0-7618-5178-3
Hamilton Books, Lanham Hamilton Books, Lanham

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Abstract

Animal Minds, Animal Souls, Animal Rights explores the thinking of philosophers and theologians about controversies concerning animal consciousness and animal rights. The book presents Bernard Lonergan's theory about consciousness and the operations of the mind-a theory about two types of knowing and desiring: one shared by humans and animals, and the other, which depends on the activity of asking questions, possessed by humans alone. The author tests this theory against present-day research with apes, and examines religious claims, historical and current, about animals. Animal Minds, Animal Souls, Animal Rights concludes by laying a philosophical and theological foundation for a contemporary ethic in which humans are obligated to exercise intelligent stewardship and ensure the compassionate treatment of animals.

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i–x Preface i–x
1–12 Chapter 1: Animal Interests 1–12
13–26 Chapter 2: Animal Beliefs and Desires 13–26
27–40 Chapter 3: Consciousness and Cognition 27–40
41–48 Chapter 4: Desires and Values 41–48
49–70 Chapter 5: Human and Animal Minds 49–70
71–76 Chapter 6: Animal Rights 71–76
77–86 Chapter 7: God's Rights 77–86
87–90 Chapter 8: Animal Souls 87–90
91–96 Chapter 9: The Bible 91–96
97–106 Chapter 10: Animals in Western Thought 97–106
107–118 Chapter 11: Beyond Animal Rights: A Delicate Stewardship 107–118
119–126 Appendix: Synagogues, Churches, and Religions 119–126
127–138 Notes 127–138
139–148 Bibliography 139–148
149–154 Index 149–154
155–155 About the Author 155–155

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