Volume XII · The Essentials of Animal Ethics · chapter 17
Conclusion
Before you read study layer, not part of the original text
The volume closes the collection with an overview of the main questions in animal ethics, offering an introductory foundation for anyone who wants to go deeper into the other volumes.
This is the end of the map. Now you know the main paths and can choose which one to start really exploring.
After looking at the whole map of a park, it is time to pick a trail and start walking.
- P1 This volume has presented an overview of the main questions in animal ethics.
- P2 Many important questions were left out for reasons of space.
- P3 Even so, it offers a solid foundation for understanding these and other questions.
- C So it is a good starting point for going deeper into the other volumes.
The chapter’s central argument in logical form. If the premises are true, the conclusion follows. To disagree, you have to show which premise is false.
Original text Luciano Carlos Cunha · Volume XII, p. 56 of the PDF edition · English translation
In this material we have tried to present a general overview of the main questions discussed in the field of animal ethics. Obviously, for reasons of space, many important questions have been left out. We believe, however, that the material offers a good introductory foundation for those who later wish to go deeper and to have solid grounding for better understanding these and other questions.
Practice
Study layer. The answers are based on the chapter’s text.
What is the role of Volume XII in the collection?
To go deeper, what should the reader do?
Food for thought
Which reading path on this site will you follow now?
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