Taking humanism seriously: "Obligatory" anthropocentrism

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 181-203

  Sztybel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal rights; Anthropocentrism; Empathy; Environmental ethics; Ethics; Humanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044468183     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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