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The Specter of Speciesism: Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals
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This new study looks at how non-human animals have been viewed in the Buddhist and Christian religious traditions. The concept of speciesism, coined in 1970 as an analogy to racism and discussed almost exclusively within philosophical circles, is used to explore very basic questions about which animals, human or otherwise, were significant to early Buddhists and Christians. Drawing on scriptures and interpretive traditions in Christianity and Buddhism, Waldau argues that decisions about human ethical responsibilities in both religions are deeply rooted in ancient understandings of the place of humans in the world and our relationships with other animals in an integrated cosmos. His study offers scholars and others interested in the bases for ethical decisions new insights into Christian and Buddhist reasoning about animals as well as what each might have to offer to the current discussions about animal rights and environmental ethics.

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The generalization in this claim by Story raises a specific set of problems that are an inevitable part of any attempt to generalize about the views of "Buddhism" and "Christianity" regarding nonhuman animals.

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  • Title The Specter of Speciesism: Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals
  • Author Paul Waldau
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Printing
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford:
  • Date 2001-12-06
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780195145717 / 0195145712
  • Weight 1.29 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.48 x 6.6 x 1.05 in (24.08 x 16.76 x 2.67 cm)
  • Reading level 1640
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects, Speciesism - Religious aspects - Buddhism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00051653
  • Dewey Decimal Code 291.596

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  • Choice, 07/01/2002, Page 1980

About the author


Paul Waldau holds a doctorate in ethics from Oxford University, a law degree from UCLA, and a Master's Degree from Stanford University. He is currently Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, where he is on the faculty of the Center for Animals and Public Policy. He teaches courses entitled "Jurisprudence Ethics" and "The Human-Animal bond." He is also an adjunct faculty member at Boston College Law School and Harvard Law School, where he teaches animal law courses.
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