The vision of vegetarianism and peace: Rabbi Kook on the ethical treatment of animals

History of the Human Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 69-101

  Barilan, Y Michael ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Animal rights; Ethics; Judaism; Messianism; Natural law ethics; Rabbi A. I. Kook

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144266603     PISSN: 09526951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952695104048073     Document Type: Review

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