Putting the Horse Before Descartes: My Life's Work on Behalf of Animals by Rollin, Bernard

Putting the Horse Before Descartes: My Life's Work on Behalf of Animals

When philosopher Bernard Rollin was six years old, he visited an animal shelter and was told about...
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Putting the Horse Before Descartes: My Life's Work on Behalf of Animals by Rollin, Bernard

Putting the Horse Before Descartes: My Life's Work on Behalf of Animals

$141.00

Putting the Horse Before Descartes: My Life's Work on Behalf of Animals

$141.00
Author: Bernard Rollin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

When philosopher Bernard Rollin was six years old, he visited an animal shelter and was told about unwanted dogs being put to sleep. The event shaped his moral outlook and initiated his concern for how animals were treated. In his irreverent memoir, a"Putting the Horse before Descartes," Rollin provides an account of how he came to educate himself and others about the ethical treatment of animals and work toward improvements in animal welfare.

Rollin describes, in witty, often disarming detail, how he became an outspoken critic of how animals were being treated in veterinary and medical schools as well as in research labs.a"Putting the Horse before Descartes"ashowcases the passionate animal advocate at his best. He recalls teaching veterinary students about ethical issues. He also recalls face-offs with ranchers and cowboys about branding methods and roping competitions in rodeos. In addition, he describes his work to legally mandate more humane conditions for agricultural and laboratory animals. As public concern about animal welfare and the safety of the food supply heighten, Rollin carries on this work all over the worldOCoin classrooms, lecture halls and legislatures, meetings of agricultural associations and industrial settings, as well as in print.

"Putting the Horse before Descartes," ultimately, is more than a memoir. Rollin offers a wide-ranging discussion of ethical issues in many settings and he testifies to the myriad ways that people of good conscience accept their ethical responsibility in regard to animals.

Author: Bernard Rollin
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 01/14/2011
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.31w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9781592138258


Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2011

About the Author

Bernard E. Rollin is Colorado State University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and University Bioethicist. He is the author of more than 500 articles and fifteen books, the most recent of which is Science and Ethics. In 2005, Dr. Rollin was awarded the Henry Spira Award by the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing.




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