Ethics and animal consciousness: How rubber the ethical ruler?

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 499-521

  Burghardt, Gordon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; ETHICS; GUIDELINE; HOLISTIC APPROACH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68149132163     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01611.x     Document Type: Article

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