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Mylan Engel Jr and Kathie Jenni on Philosophy

Animal Ethics

When philosophy helps us to live our lives in conformity with our most deeply held values, it becomes a transformative experience. To quote Peter Winch, "philosophy can no more show a man what he should attach importance to than geometry can show a man where he should stand."

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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

When I agreed to read and review Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson's THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING (Harper 2010), the regal Charles Hobson Booger, III was still with us. My experience says otherwise (particularly with my childhood kitty, Brady), but generally speaking Masson's depiction of cats is accurate. And the crying would never stop.

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