A revolutionary new theory and call to action on animal rights,
ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum.
Animals are in trouble all over the world. Whether through the cruelties
of the factory meat industry, poaching and game hunting, habitat
destruction, or neglect of the companion animals that people purport to
love, animals suffer injustice and horrors at our hands every day.
The world needs an ethical awakening, a consciousness-raising movement
of international proportions. In Justice for Animals, one of the
world's most influential philosophers and humanists Martha C. Nussbaum
provides a revolutionary approach to animal rights, ethics, and law.
From dolphins to crows, elephants to octopuses, Nussbaum examines the
entire animal kingdom, showcasing the lives of animals with wonder, awe,
and compassion to understand how we can create a world in which human
beings are truly friends of animals, not exploiters or users. All
animals should have a shot at flourishing in their own way. Humans have
a collective duty to face and solve animal harm. An urgent call to
action and a manual for change, Nussbaum's groundbreaking theory directs
politics and law to help us meet our ethical responsibilities as no book
has done before.
