Animal Liberation
E418184
Animal Liberation is a groundbreaking philosophical book by Peter Singer that helped launch the modern animal rights movement by arguing against speciesism and the moral permissibility of animal suffering.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Animal Liberation canonical | 2 |
| Animal Liberation Now | 1 |
| Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals | 1 |
| Animal Rights | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4164762 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Animal Liberation Context triple: [Peter Singer, notableWork, Animal Liberation]
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A.
Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals is a philosophical work by John Gray that critiques humanism and challenges beliefs in human progress, rationality, and moral exceptionalism.
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B.
"The Dominant Animal"
"The Dominant Animal" is a book by biologists Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich that examines how human evolution, behavior, and ecological impact have made our species the planet’s dominant—and dangerously disruptive—force.
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C.
Voice of the Voiceless
"Voice of the Voiceless" is a politically charged song by Rage Against the Machine from their album *The Battle of Los Angeles*, known for its outspoken advocacy for radical activism and social justice.
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D.
Fate of the Animals
Fate of the Animals is an expressionist painting by German artist Franz Marc, known for its vivid depiction of animals amid a chaotic, apocalyptic landscape.
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E.
An Essay on Liberation
An Essay on Liberation is a 1969 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critiques advanced industrial society and explores the possibilities for radical social transformation and human emancipation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Animal Liberation Target entity description: Animal Liberation is a groundbreaking philosophical book by Peter Singer that helped launch the modern animal rights movement by arguing against speciesism and the moral permissibility of animal suffering.
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A.
Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals is a philosophical work by John Gray that critiques humanism and challenges beliefs in human progress, rationality, and moral exceptionalism.
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B.
"The Dominant Animal"
"The Dominant Animal" is a book by biologists Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich that examines how human evolution, behavior, and ecological impact have made our species the planet’s dominant—and dangerously disruptive—force.
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C.
Voice of the Voiceless
"Voice of the Voiceless" is a politically charged song by Rage Against the Machine from their album *The Battle of Los Angeles*, known for its outspoken advocacy for radical activism and social justice.
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D.
Fate of the Animals
Fate of the Animals is an expressionist painting by German artist Franz Marc, known for its vivid depiction of animals amid a chaotic, apocalyptic landscape.
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E.
An Essay on Liberation
An Essay on Liberation is a 1969 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critiques advanced industrial society and explores the possibilities for radical social transformation and human emancipation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethics book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy book ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
animal experimentation
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factory farming ⓘ speciesism ⓘ unnecessary animal suffering ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
moral consideration of animals
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reduction of animal experimentation ⓘ reform of animal agriculture ⓘ veganism ⓘ vegetarianism ⓘ |
| author | Peter Singer ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
equal consideration of interests
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moral status of nonhuman animals ⓘ speciesism ⓘ suffering as morally relevant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational text of the modern animal rights movement
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groundbreaking work in animal ethics ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals
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linked to:
Animal Liberation
|
| hasEdition |
Animal Liberation Now
ⓘ
linked to:
Animal Liberation
revised edition 1990 ⓘ updated edition 2002 ⓘ updated edition 2009 ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
public debate on animal experimentation
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public debate on factory farming ⓘ |
| influenced |
animal liberation movement
ⓘ
linked to:
animal rights movement
animal studies ⓘ applied ethics ⓘ modern animal rights movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jeremy Bentham
ⓘ
John Stuart Mill ⓘ utilitarian moral theory ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | HV4708 ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
animal ethics
ⓘ
animal rights ⓘ animal welfare ⓘ speciesism ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing the term speciesism
ⓘ
systematic critique of human use of animals ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | preference utilitarianism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| publisher |
New York Review
ⓘ
linked to:
The New York Review of Books
|
| relatedWork | Practical Ethics ⓘ |
| subtitle | A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Animal Liberation Description of subject: Animal Liberation is a groundbreaking philosophical book by Peter Singer that helped launch the modern animal rights movement by arguing against speciesism and the moral permissibility of animal suffering.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Animal Liberation
linked to: Animal Liberation
linked to: Animal Liberation