Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-134) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction: The ancients and the moderns -- The nature of the beast : the search for animal rationality -- Just beasts : animal morality and human justice -- Feeling beastly : pain, pleasure, and the animal estate -- Beauty in the beast : cooperation, altruism, and philanthropy among animals -- Animal appetites : vegetarianism and human morality -- Conclusion.
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