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Animal Rights and Moral Philosophy begins by considering the utilitarianargument on equal respect for animals Peter Singer and the rights approachTom Regan. Despite their merits both are found wanting as theoreticalfoundations for animal rights. Franklin also examines the ecofeminist argumentfor an ethics of care and several rationalist arguments before concluding thatKants categorical imperative can be expanded to form a basis for an ethicalsystem that includes all sentient beings. He also considers theories ofcompassion as applied to animals including Albert Schweitzers ethics ofreverence for life and the last chapter discusses conflicts of rights betweenanimals and humans where the rights of each could be legitimate. «
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