Animals and African Ethics
Author | : Kai Horsthemke |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2015-07-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137504050 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137504056 |
Rating | : 4/5 (056 Downloads) |
Download or read book Animals and African Ethics written by Kai Horsthemke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The claim is frequently made on behalf of African moral beliefs and practices that they do not objectify and exploit nature and natural existents like Western ethics does. This book investigates whether this is correct and what kind of status is reserved for other-than-human animals in African ethics.