This unique book brings together research and theorizing on human-animal relations,
animal advocacy, and the factors underlying exploitative attitudes and behaviors towards�…

The central premise of the present chapter is that humans routinely undervalue animals
relative to themselves. This devaluing has implications not only for animals, in terms of�…

Taking their cue from the specific'animal moments' that punctuate our relationships with
nonhuman animals, experts from the biological sciences, humanities, and social sciences�…

Alexandra Horowitz, Peter Singer, Barbara King, Christine Korsgaard, and others explore
the core concepts of this interdisciplinary field:“Recommended.”—Choice Animal Studies is�…

Despite being animals, humans distance themselves physically and mentally from (most)
other animals and prioritize human interests. We exploit other animals to feed, clothe, and�…

Human culture values some nonhumans but not others, while human culture as a whole is
engaged with an incredibly diverse range of living beings. Animal studies is a growing�…

Engaging and passionate, this contemporary work provokes new ways of thinking about
animal-human interaction. A cutting-edge volume of original essays, Critical Animal Studies�…

The contemporary animal rights movement encompasses a wide range of sometimes-
competing agendas from vegetarianism to animal liberation. For people for whom pets are�…

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the ethics of our treatment of animals.
Philosophers have led the way, and now a range of other scholars have followed, from�…

This thought-provoking book will ask what it is to be human, what to be animal, and what are
the natures of the relationships between them. This is accomplished with philosophical and�…