The collection
The 12 volumes
Each volume can be read on its own. The order below goes from the most accessible to the most technical.
Basic level
Start here: speciesism, sentience, exploitation and the summary of the collection.
The Essentials of Animal Ethics
A schematic summary of the main discussions
IDiscussing Speciesism
An analysis of the main attempts to justify speciesism
IIConsidering Sentient Beings
Foundations of a sentience-centered ethics
IVThe Debate on Animal Exploitation
An analysis of the arguments of the opposing views
Intermediate level
Death, environmentalism, the sentience criterion, activism and biases.
Animals and the Harm of Death
An inquiry into the harm of death and its magnitude
VITo Whom Do We Owe Moral Consideration?
The debate on the sentience criterion
VDifferences Between Environmentalism and Consideration for Animals
How far apart are they?
VIIIEffective Activism
Criteria for choosing which problems to prioritize and which strategies to adopt
XBiases and Their Influence
How biases influence our decisions that affect animals
Advanced level
The frontier of the debate: wild animals, the future and ethical theories.
Ethics and the Situation of Wild Animals
An analysis of the question of natural harms
IXEthics and the Future
What risks of future suffering are and how to prevent them
XIHow Do the Various Ethical Theories Approach the Animal Question?
Exploring the relationship between normative ethics and applied ethics