PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE METHODS AND TERMS
Term 1. Protectionism
Method 1. Selection of Scholars
Term 2. Anymals, Nonhuman Animals, Other-Than-Human Animals
Method 2. Applied Philosophy
Term 3. Moral Standing
Term 4. Morally Relevant Distinctions
Term 5. Inherent Value/Intrinsic Worth
Method 3. Lifeboat Scenarios
Method 4. Idealism
Method 5. Consistency and Logical Extremes
Term 6. Intuition
Term 7. Speciesism
Method 6. Impartiality
Method 7. Casuistry
Term 8. Living Entity
Term 9. Western Morality/Ethics
Method 8. Interdisciplinary
Final Note
PART TWO PHILOSOPHICAL PROTECTIONIST THEORIES
CHAPTER TWO TOM REGAN: THE RIGHTS VIEW
A. Regan’s Rights View
B. Discussion
This section is collapse CHAPTER THREE PETER SINGER: UTILITARIAN PROTECTIONISM
A. Singer’s Utilitarian Theory
B. Discussion
CHAPTER FOUR PAUL TAYLOR: BIO-PROTECTIONISM
A. Protectionism and Environmental Ethics: An Uneasy Alliance
B. Taylor’s Foundation
C. Taylor’s Respect for Nature
D. Discussion
PART THREE PROTECTIONIST THEOLOGY
CHAPTER FIVE ANDREW LINZEY: CHRISTIAN PROTECTIONISM
A. Theology
B. Christianity and Protectionism across Time
C. Linzey’s Protectionist Theology
D. Discussion
CHAPTER SIX CONSISTENCY ACROSS RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
1. Indigenous Traditions
2. Vedic/Hindu Tradition
3. Buddhism
4. Daoism and Other Chinese Religions
5. Islam
Conclusion
PART FOUR CONSISTENCY AND IMPARTIALITY IN APPLIED PROTECTIONIST PHILOSOPHY
CHAPTER SEVEN SIX MEDICAL CASES: THE VALUE OF INNOCENT HUMAN LIFE
1. Six Medical Cases
2. Comparative Value of Human Life
3. Western Ethics and the Value of Human Life in Practice
CHAPTER EIGHT
MINIMIZE HARM MAXIM
Maxim: Minimize Harm
CHAPTER NINE APPLICATION: CONTEMPORARY MORAL DILEMMAS
A. Ongoing Protectionist Issues
B. Hypothetical Scenarios
CHAPTER TEN REVIEW AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
A. Overview
B. Philosophical Standards and the Minimize Harm Maxim
C. Reexamining Predominant Western Ethics
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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