Animal minds and human morals : the origins of the Western debate / Richard Sorabji.
| Author/creator | Sorabji, Richard |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, ©1993. |
| Description | 267 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cornell studies in classical philology ; v. 54. The Townsend lectures Cornell studies in classical philology ; v. 54. Cornell studies in classical philology. Townsend lectures. |
| Contents | Mind -- Crisis: the denial of reason to animals -- Perceptual content expanded -- Concepts and perceptual appearance without reason or belief -- Memory, preparation and emotion without rational belief -- Forms, universals and abstraction in animals -- Shifting concept of reason -- Speech, skills, inference and other proofs of reason -- Plants and animals -- Morals -- Responsibility, justice and reason -- Oikeiosis and bonding between rational beings -- Did the Greeks have the idea of human or animal rights? -- Anarchy and contracts between rational beings -- Religious sacrifice and meat-eating -- Augustine on irrational animals and the Christian tradition -- One-dimensionality of ethical theories. |
| Local note | Little-293781--305130046635- |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-232) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 93025811 |
| ISBN | 080142948X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B187.M55 S67 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |