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John Passmore (1914-2004) on the History of Animal Cruelty

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Once a definite social movement got under way in the West with its objective the restricting of man's treatment of animals, it moved with relative rapidity. Moral philosophers began to regard it as an obvious truth that it is wrong to treat animals cruelly. But not so far as seriously to limit man's domination of the world.

Animal Cruelty

Animal Cruelty 2004 Cruelty Vivisection

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

Animal Ethics

MAY 25, 2008

One restriction on the absolutism of man's rule over Nature is now generally accepted: moral philosophers and public opinion agree that it is morally impermissible to be cruel to animals. That, on the whole, is the Christian tradition. Controversies no doubt remain.

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Morals 2004 Animal Suffering Vivisection

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John Passmore (1914-2004) on the History of Animal Cruelty

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

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