We eat animals. We wear their skins. We do experiments on them. We put them in zoos. We
breed them to be pets. We regard them as nuisances that need to be managed. Maybe all …

I argue that death can be (and sometimes is) bad for cattle because it destroys relationships
that are valuable for cattle for their own sake. The argument relies on an analogy between …

This chapter addresses the ethics of producing and consuming the products of small-scale
animal agriculture. The aim is to outline some of the philosophical questions that need to be …

This chapter reviews issues concerning the value of death for nonhuman animals,
specifically in shelters. Prominent views in animal ethics argue that, for many sentient …

This chapter reviews issues concerning the value of death for nonhuman animals,
specifically those in shelters. Prominent views in animal ethics argue that, for many sentient …

The overwhelming majority of deaths that occur on Earth are nonhuman animal deaths. This
dissertation addresses the underexplored question of whether death is bad for nonhuman …

• Abstract 1• Statement of originality 2• Acknowledgements 2• Introduction 3• Section 1: The
badness of death 12◦ Chapter 1: The badness of death 13◦ Chapter 2: The badness of …

In a now classic text from 1973, The Makropulos Case: Reflections on the Tedium of
Immortality, Bernard Williams argues that if we were to be immortal, our lives would …