Trong phần giới thiệu, tôi đã đề cập bài luận đánh giá động vật, Đàn ông và đạo đức, thay đổi nội dung bởi Stanley và Roslind Godlovitch và John Harris, mà tôi đã viết cho tờ New York Review of Books năm 1973. Tôi được "giải phóng động vật, bài luận và nó đã được xuất bản đầu tiên của tôi về chủ đề đó. | A Final Word Peter Singer In the Introduction I mentioned the review essay of Animals Men and Morals edited by Stanley and Roslind Godlovitch and John Harris that I wrote for the New York Review of Books in 1973. I entitled the essay Animal Liberation and it was my first publication on that topic. It ended with a paragraph that saw the challenge of the animal movement as a test of human nature Can a purely moral demand of this kind succeed The odds are certainly against it. The book holds out no inducements. It does not tell us that we will become healthier or enjoy life more if we cease exploiting animals. Animal Liberation will require greater altruism on the part of mankind than any other liberation movement since animals are incapable of demanding it for themselves or of protesting against their exploitation by votes demonstrations or bombs. Is man capable of such genuine altruism Who knows If this book does have a significant effect however it will be a vindication of all those who have believed that man has within himself the potential for more than cruelty and selfishness. So how have we done Both the optimists and the cynics about human nature could see the results as confirming their views. Significant changes have occurred in animal testing and other areas of animal abuse. In Europe whole industries are being transformed because of the concern of the public for the welfare of farm animals. Perhaps most encouraging for the optimists is the fact that millions of activists have freely given up their time and money to support the animal movement many of them changing their diet and lifestyle to avoid supporting the abuse of animals. Vegetarianism and 225 Peter Singer even veganism are far more widespread in North America and Europe than they were thirty years ago. It is difficult to know how much of this relates to concern for animals but undoubtedly some of it does. On the other hand although many philosophers have come to favor the view that speciesism is .
