This book criticizes the common belief that we are entitled to exploit animals for our benefit because they are not as rational as people. After discussing the

"They don't have syntax, so we can eat them." According to Richard Sorabji, this conclusion attributed to the Stoic philosophers was based on Aristotle's argume

Received opinion has it that humans are morally superior to non-human animals; human interests matter more than the like interests of animals and the value of h

Can animals act morally? Philosophical tradition answers "no," and has apparently convincing arguments on its side. Cognitive ethology supplies a growing body o

Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to under