Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights

Updated August 13, 2026

Rack Location: B182 Condition: Grade A Original Title: Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights -------------------------------- Sold as received. Items are inspected and tested for basic functionality where applicable. By placing a bid, you acknowledge and accept the item's condition as described, along with all associated risks. -------------------------------- Any MSRP or Presale Estimate values provided are for reference only and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or guarantee of value. Actual market price may differ substantially. -------------------------------- Images may include stock or generic photos provided for reference. Buyers must review all available images carefully. Photos of the actual item take precedence over any generic images or descriptions. ASIN: 0199673012 Congratulations to Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka, winners of the Canadian Philosophical Association 2013 biennial Book Prize for Zoopolis. Zoopolis offers a new agenda for the theory and practice of animal rights. Most animal rights theory focuses on the intrinsic capacities or interests of animals, and the moral status and moral rights that these intrinsic characteristics give rise to. Zoopolis shifts the debate from the realm of moral theory and applied ethics to the realm of political theory, focusing on the relational obligations that arise from the varied ways that animals relate to human societies and institutions. Building on recent developments in the political theory of group-differentiated citizenship, Zoopolis introduces us to the genuine "political animal". It argues that different types of animals stand in different relationships to human political communities. Domesticated animals should be seen as full members of human-animal mixed communities, participating in the cooperative project of shared citizenship. Wilderness animals, by contrast, form their own sovereign communities entitled to protection against colonization, invasion, domination and other threats to self-determination. "Liminal" animals who are wild but live in the midst of human settlement (such as crows or raccoons) should be seen as "denizens", resident of our societies, but not fully included in rights and responsibilities of citizenship. To all of these animals we owe respect for their basic inviolable rights. But we inevitably and appropriately have very different relations with them, with different types of obligations. Humans and animals are inextricably bound in a complex web of relationships, and Zoopolis offers an original and profoundly affirmative vision of how to ground this complex web of relations on principles of justice and compassion. Read more.

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