《动物和政治哲学导论》(An Introduction to Animals and Political Theory)是由英国政治理论家阿拉斯代尔·考克兰于2010年撰写的一本教科书,该书是由安德鲁·林基和普莉西雅·科恩联合编撰、帕尔格雷夫·麦克米伦出版社出版的动物伦理系列中的第一本。考克兰在书中探讨了功利主义、自由主义、社群主义、马克思主义和女性主义五个政治哲学流派,并分析了每个流派和动物权利问题以及(非人类)动物的政治地位之间的联系。他认为每个哲学传统对于动物权利问题的讨论都有所贡献,但同时也认为由他本人提出的基于利益的动物权利的概念更为可取。虽然对于这五个哲学传统都有借鉴,但考克兰的观点主要基于自由主义和功利主义。
《动物和政治哲学导论》在多部学术著作中得到了正面的评价。政治哲学家史蒂夫·库克认为考克兰的观点非常有前景,应该在书中占据更多的篇幅。政治理论家罗伯特·加纳称赞考克兰广泛结合各领域文献的做法,但也指出,在将“正义”用于动物权利问题时,考克兰缺乏对这一概念的批判性思考。2012年,哥伦比亚大学出版社出版了考克兰的另一本著作,《不含解放的动物权利》(Animal Rights Without Liberation),在这本书中,考克兰对于其所提出的基于利益的动物权利的概念进行了更加充分的论述。《动物和政治哲学导论》是第一批从政治哲学的角度探讨动物的著作之一,是这一主题研究文献的组成部分,这些文献试图改变这一议题长久以来受到的忽视的情况。
精装: Cochrane, Alasdair. An Introduction to Animals and Political Theory. Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. 13 October 2010. ISBN 978-0-230-23925-8.
平装:Cochrane, Alasdair. An Introduction to Animals and Political Theory. Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. 13 October 2010. ISBN 978-0-230-23926-5.
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