The case for animal rights

1. Animal awareness

1.1. Descartes's denial

1.2. How not to challenge Descartes

1.3. The principle of parsimony

1.4. La Mettrie's objection

1.5. The language test

1.6. Skepticism

1.7. Evolutionary theory and consciousness

1.8. Descartes's downfall

1.9. The cumulative argument for animal consciousness

1.10. Which animals are conscious?

1.11. Summary and conclusion

2. The complexity of animal awareness

2.1. The belief-desire theory

2.2. Language and belief

2.3. The content of belief

2.4. Three objections

2.5. The complexity of animal consciousness

2.6. Summary and conclusion

3. Animal welfare