Animal ethics and the argument from absurdity

Environmental Values

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-98

  Aaltola, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Animal ethics; Equality; Interest conflicts; Life boat dilemma; Rights

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; ETHICS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77149167618     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327110X485392     Document Type: Article

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