Book Reading & Discussion:

Ethics, Humans, and Other Animals
An Introduction with readings
by Rosalind Hursthouse
Including selections by Peter Singer, Tom Regan, Mary Midgely, Roger Scruton, Stephen Clark, Andrew Linzey, Bernard Rollin, & Richard Ryder

12/5: Chapter #6: The Virtue Ethics Defence of Animals Pages 145-166

Reading the text in advance is strongly encouraged, but feel free to come even if you can't do the reading - we will do a critical reread at each meeting.
Date and Time: Sunday, December 5, 2010, 3PM-6PM

Location: Indoor atrium at Sakia, 120 Park Ave., (southwest corner of 42nd and Park Avenue, Manhattan)

Directions: (4, 5, 6 or 7 to Grand Central-42 Street / Lexington Avenue, 7 or to Times Square Shuttle to 42 St-Grand Central / Park Avenue )

About the book

Rosalind Hursthouse carefully introduces one of three standard approaches in current ethical theory: utilitarianism, rights, and virtue ethics. She then proceeds to clearly explain how each approach encourages us to think about our treatment of animals. Every chapter is linked to a reading from a key exponent of each approach.

'Clear, insightful look at all sides of the argument about our treatment of animals.'
- Sunday Times

'Anyone who seriously worked through this book would become a very careful and critical thinker.'
- Nathan Nobis, Ph.D, Department of Philosophy & Religion, Moorehouse College

Purchase the book online or read an incomplete free preview online at www.snipurl.com/roshurst .

HELP CHOOSE THE NEXT BOOK WE READ!
VOTE ONLINE AT http://readanimalethics.blogspot.com/
　
Animal Ethics Reading and Discussion Group is a new project designed to help animal advocates:
- Explore animal ethics through reading and discussion.
- Clarify our ideas and become better spokespeople for the movement.
\
Sign up for announcements of future readings and other events at:
http://readanimalethics.blogspot.com/p/email-list.html

Join us as we begin our first series of readings!

To initiate our group, we'll begin with a series of anthologies, giving us exposure to a broad range of authors and perspectives

Upcoming books may include:
The Great Ape Project: Equality Beyond Humanity \
Animals, Men, and Morals
In Defense of Animals (1st Edition)
In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave
The Feminist Care Tradition in Animal Ethics: A Reader
Ethics and Animals
Animal Rights: A Symposium
Political Theory and Animal Rights
Animal Rights: The Changing Debate
Animal Ethics Reader
Beyond Animal Rights: A Feminist Caring Ethic for Animals
Animal Rights and Human Obligations (1st & 2nd Editions)
On the Fifth Day: Animal Rights and Human Ethics
and more!
Find descriptions of these and other books on animals and ethics at http://readanimalethics.blogspot.com/p/books-list.html