The Specter of Speciesism: Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals

The Specter of Speciesism: Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals
ISBN-10
0195145712
ISBN-13
9780195145717
Category
Religion
Pages
303
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press on Demand
Author
Paul Waldau

Description

The concept of speciesism, coined in 1970 as an analogy to racism, has been discussed almost exclusively within philosophical circles. Here, Waldau looks at how non-human animals have been viewed in the Buddhist and Christian religious traditions.

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