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John Passmore (1914-2004) on the Moral Status of Animals

Animal Ethics

"The Puritan," Macaulay once wrote with condemnatory intent, "hated bear-baiting , not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators." That, on the whole, is the Christian tradition.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

10,000 Birds

Dale Forbes Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:37 am Hi Laurent, that is a fascinating example of humans responding to difficult environmental challenges. Might I assume that women typically bear fewer children, or fewer survive? In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry.

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