Animal Ethics and the Nonconformist Conscience

Argues that debates about animal ethics draw on the linguistic resources of the prevailing culture
Offers a compelling analysis of the religious shaping of contemporary animal discourse
Uses primary sources to demonstrate the enduring influence of "nonconformist conscience" throughout time

Auteur

Philip Sampson is a fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, UK. His previous publications include Faith and Modernity (1997); Six Modern Myths (2001); and contributions to several edited volumes on animal ethics and philosophy.

Résumé

"This is an innovative book that presents a largely unknown tradition of Christian thought that not only influences contemporary perspectives with regard to animals, but challenges conventional hang-ups stemming from enlightenment and neo-Darwinian reason. It will be of interest within both secular and religious circles, and to those working in animal ethics and more broadly within animal studies and environmental humanities." (Reading Religion, December 19, 2019)

Contenu
Chapter 1 - Speaking of animals.- Chapter 2 - Animals, language and ethics.- Chapter 3 - A modern story of animal advocacy.- Chapter 4 - Innovation and religious discourses.- Chapter 5 - Creation: what on earth are animals for?.- Chapter 6 - Fall: animal suffering and human agency.-Chapter 7 - Redemption: hope, love and restoration.- Chapter 8 - A persistent language.- Chapter 9 - Nonconformist bricolage.- Index.