J. M. Coetzee
Julian Franklin gives us a clear and fair-minded critique of what contemporary philosophers have to say about the moral rights of animals. At the core of his book is a carefully argued rereading of the key texts of Kant against Kant himself. A valuable contribution to a vital debate.
J. M. Coetzee, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Gary L. Francione
Julian Franklin, a respected political philosopher, enters the animal rights debate with a thoroughly fascinating, engaging, and accessible essay that explores utilitarian and deontological theory and presents a theory of animal rights based on Franklin's reinterpretation of Kant. This intriguing book will most certainly provoke debate about basic issues concerning the moral status of nonhumans.
Gary L. Francione, Rutgers University School of Law
Tom Regan
A welcome addition to the expanding body of work on animal rights. Highly readable and insightful.
Tom Regan, author of Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights
Cynthia Grant Bowman
This slim but persuasive volume presents a masterful analysis of the philosophical underpinnings of animal rights, showing the inadequacy of accounts given by Peter Singer, Tom Regan, and other theorists. Franklin's theory, grounded in a modified Kantian approach, will now be essential reading on this subject.
Cynthia Grant Bowman, professor of law, Northwestern University School of Law