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Manfred Kuehn on Kant's Cosmopolitanism

Animal Ethics

I'm a citizen of the United States (as well as some of its subdivisions, such as Texas and Fort Worth). Note 2 from KBJ: Kant denied moral status to nonhuman animals. Animals, being nonrational, have no intrinsic moral significance. By the way, one answers questions and solves problems.

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Animal Ethics

It's still hot in North Texas. Today, while running in 84ยบ heat (and excessive humidity), I noticed a dog lying on a slab of concrete in someone's back yard. It looked as though the dog was lying in the shadow of a basketball backboard. The dog's black hair was soaking up the sun's rays. My dogs is fine," he repeated.