Animal Liberation Now

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This] book is a reminder that plain, well-sourced facts, starkly presented, often speak louder than philosophical arguments . Philosopher Peter Singer's Groundbreaking Work Turns 40 | A Message From PETA's President | All About PETA | About". Much more importantly, though, Professor Singer’s book helped define and build the movement that is fundamentally shifting the way humans relate to our fellow animals and that will eventually end the barbaric treatment of billions of sentient individuals.

It features a new foreword by Yuval Noah Harari and two-thirds of the book consists of entirely new material and it also documents changes in animal welfare since the book's original publication, along with other developments, such as the impact of meat consumption on climate and on the risk of spreading dangerous new viruses. It demonstrated that these and other practices were the cause of appalling and unnecessary suffering and therefore morally indefensible.In a lengthy debate in Slate, published in 2001, Richard Posner wrote, among other things, that Singer failed to see the "radicalism of the ethical vision that powers [his] view on animals, an ethical vision that finds greater value in a healthy pig than in a profoundly intellectually challenged child, that commands inflicting a lesser pain on a human being to avert a greater pain to a dog, and that, provided only that a chimpanzee has 1 percent of the mental ability of a normal human being, would require the sacrifice of the human being to save 101 chimpanzees. Activist Ingrid Newkirk wrote of Animal Liberation, "It forever changed the conversation about our treatment of animals. He argues that animals' rights should be based on their capacity to feel pain more than on their intelligence. Despite improvements in animal welfare in some regions - brought about in large part by this book - in many others the scale of their abuse has reached staggering new depths. Animal Liberation was included in TIME Magazine 's list of 100 Best Nonfiction Books published since 1923.

In the fifty years since, science has further vindicated Peter Singer's arguments about animal sentience, and the book has helped change the minds of millions. In the fifty years since, science has further vindicated Peter Singer's arguments about animal sentience, vegetarianism has become widespread, and the book has helped change the minds of millions. It refines its arguments in light of new evidence, equips the reader with fresh tools and advice, and shows us all the road ahead. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Animal Liberation Now is written with the honesty and philosophical depth characteristic of all of Singer's work' J. Peter Singer may be the most controversial philosopher alive; he is certainly among the most influential. By submitting this form, you are agreeing to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal info in accordance with our privacy policy as well as to receiving e-mails from us. Few books maintain their relevance – and have remained continuously in print – nearly 50 years after they were first published.

In an essay entitled "Animal Liberation: A Personal View", Singer describes the personal background that led to his adoption of the views he sets out in Animal Liberation. Gareth Walsh, " Father of animal activism backs monkey testing", The Sunday Times, November 26, 2006. animal welfare' Guardian'Raises ethical questions that every human being should take to heart' Yuval Noah Harari In 1975, Animal Liberation started a worldwide movement when it revealed the abuse of animals in factory farms and laboratories.

Further, meat consumption is taking a toll on the environment, and factory farms pose a profound risk for spreading new viruses even worse than COVID-19.