Animal Sensibility and Inclusive Justice in the Age of Bernard Shaw

by Rod Preece

Overview

In search of insight into late Victorian ideas about animals and the animal rights movement, Rod Preece explores animal sensibility in the work of George Bernard Shaw. Shaw’s reformist thought – particularly what Preece calls inclusive justice, which aimed to eliminate the suffering of both humans and animals – emerges in relation to that of fellow reformers such as Edward Carpenter, Annie Besant, and Henry Salt. This fascinating account of the characters and crusades that shaped Shaw’s philosophy sheds new light not only on modernist thought but also on the relationship between historical socialism and the ethical treatment of animals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780774821094
Publisher:	University of British Columbia Press
Publication date:	10/31/2011
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Rod Preece is professor emeritus at Wilfrid LaurierUniversity and is the author of a number of books, including BruteSouls, Happy Beasts, and Evolution and Sins of the Flesh.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 The Long Life and Varied Interests of G.B.S.

2 Animal Sensibilities in the Shavian Era

3 Inclusive Justice among Bernard Shaw’s Contemporaries

4 The Inclusivism of Bernard Shaw

5 Creative Evolution

6 Inclusive Justice

Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

What People are Saying About This

Bernard E. Rollin

This book evidences the same meticulous and seamless scholarship that is characteristic of Rod Preece's other books. He never puts pen to paper until he has achieved a thorough mastery of the field of study. This volume will serve as a major scholarly contribution to the field. Within the history of animal ethics, it will set a standard for subsequent scholarship regarding the Shavian era.

From the Publisher

"This book evidences the same meticulous and seamless scholarship that is characteristic of Rod Preece's other books. He never puts pen to paper until he has achieved a thorough mastery of the field of study. This volume will serve as a major scholarly contribution to the field. Within the history of animal ethics, it will set a standard for subsequent scholarship regarding the Shavian era."—Bernard E. Rollin, Department of Philosophy, Colorado State University

Editorial Reviews

This book evidences the same meticulous and seamless scholarship that is characteristic of Rod Preece's other books. He never puts pen to paper until he has achieved a thorough mastery of the field of study. This volume will serve as a major scholarly contribution to the field. Within the history of animal ethics, it will set a standard for subsequent scholarship regarding the Shavian era.
- Bernard E. Rollin, Department of Philosophy, Colorado State University

From the Publisher