Grounds for respect : particularism, universalism, and communal accountability /

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Author / Creator:Giselsson, Kristi, 1964-
Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.
Description:xii, 235 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8920094
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ISBN:9780739168943 (cloth : alk. paper)
0739168940 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780739168950 (electronic)
0739168959 (electronic)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Universalism in the West
  • 2. Posthumanist Theory: Respect for the Particular
  • 3. Posthumanism Applied
  • 4. Current Utilitarianism: Animals and Humans
  • 5. Current Critical Humanism
  • 6. Communal Accountability
  • Bibliography
  • Index