Animals and why they matter / Mary Midgley.

Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, [1983], ©1983.

158 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Getting animals in focus -- Competition is real but limited -- Emotion, emotiveness and sentimentality -- The rationalist tradition (1): absolute dismissal -- The rationalist tradition (2): interests, rights, and language -- Equality and outer darkness -- Women, animals and other awkward cases -- Sentience and social claims -- The significance of species -- The mixed community -- What is anthropomorphism? -- The subjectivity and consciousness of animals -- What can matter to us?