Rod Preece

In search of insight into late Victorian ideas about animals and theanimal rights movement, Rod Preece explores animal sensibility in thework of George Bernard Shaw. Shaw’s reformist thought –particularly what Preece calls inclusive justice, which aimed toeliminate the suffering of both humans and animals – emerges inrelation to that of fello …

As the most populous province in Canada, Ontario is a microcosm of the animal welfare issues which beset Western civilization. The authors of this book, chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, find themselves constantly being made aware of the atrocities committed in the Society’ …

As the most populous province in Canada, Ontario is a microcosm of the animal welfare issues which beset Western civilization. The authors of this book, chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, find themselves constantly being made aware of the atrocities committed in the Society’ …

Western conceptions of objectivity and individuality have resulted in areadier appreciation of the worth of the animals and nature than hasbeen recognized. This provocative book takes issue with the popularview that the Western cultural tradition, in contrast to Eastern andAboriginal traditions, has encouraged attitudes of domination andexploitatio …

In our modern world, where human will routinely presides over thenatural world, it is easy to imagine that sensibility to animals hasbeen merely a matter of peripheral concern in human history. RodPreece, in this impressively researched volume, demonstrates that, onthe contrary, respect for animals has always been a part of humanconsciousness.

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In this provocative inquiry into the status of animals in human societyfrom the fifth century BC to the present, Rod Preece provides a whollynew perspective on the human-animal relationship. He skillfullydemonstrates that, counter to prevailing intellectual opinion, ethicalattitudes toward animals are neither restricted to the twentiethcentury nor …

Unlike previous books on the history of vegetarianism, Sins of theFlesh examines the history of vegetarianism in its ethicaldimensions, from the origins of humanity through to the present. Fullethical consideration for animals resulting in the eschewing of flesharose after the Aristotelian period in Greece and recurred in AncientRome, but then most …