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1 online resource (191 pages) |
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Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory Ser |
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Routledge advances in communication and linguistic theory.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note; Introduction; 1 Bedrock concepts; 2 The analysis of bedrock concepts within language studies; 3 Integrationism and systems theory; 4 Animals, personhood, and law; 5 Litigating animal personhood; Conclusion: a personalist perspective; References; Index |
| Summary |
In recent years a set of challenging questions have arisen in relation to the status of animals; their treatment by human beings; their cognitive abilities; and the nature of their feelings, emotions, and capacity for suffering. This ground-breaking book draws from integrational semiology to investigate arguments around the rights of certain animals to be recognized as legal persons, thereby granting them many of the protections enjoyed by humans. In parallel with these debates, the question of the legal personality of artificial intelligence (AI) systems has moved to the forefront of legal debate, with entities such as robots, cyborgs, self-driving cars, and genetically engineered beings under consideration. Integrationism offers a framework within which the wider theoretical and practical issues can be understood. Law requires closure and categorical answers; integrationism is an open-ended form of inquiry that is seen as removed from particular controversies. This book argues that the two domains can be brought together in a challenging and productive synthesis. A much-needed resource to examine the heart of this fascinating debate and a must-read for anyone interested in semiology, linguistics, philosophy, ethics, and law |
| Notes |
Christopher Hutton is Professor in the School of English at the University of Hong Kong |
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Print version record |
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Persons (Law) -- Philosophy
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Animal rights -- Philosophy
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Animals -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Animals -- Law and legislation.
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Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy
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Artificial intelligence -- Law and legislation.
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Integrational linguistics (Oxford school)
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Semiotics.
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Communication.
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LAW -- Civil Rights.
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Animal rights -- Philosophy.
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Animals -- Law and legislation.
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Animals -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Artificial intelligence -- Law and legislation.
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Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy.
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Integrational linguistics (Oxford school)
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Persons (Law) -- Philosophy.
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Semiotics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351389594 |
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1351389599 |
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9781315143132 |
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1315143135 |
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9781351389587 |
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1351389580 |
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9781351389570 |
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1351389572 |
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