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J. Baird Callicott on Misanthropy

Animal Ethics

The preciousness of individual deer, as of any other specimen, is inversely proportional to the population of the species. As omnivores, the population of human beings should, perhaps, be roughly twice that of bears, allowing for differences of size.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

If some microorganisms must be killed in the process, this is unfortunate but necessary for human life. Why should microorganisms be sacrificed rather than humans? Why is human life more valued than the life of microorganisms? One might be inclined to say that human beings are more valuable because of their intelligence.

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