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On Helping Individuals and Utilitarianism

Animal Person

Of course, I have an emotional attachment to that one individual, Violet Rays. I find that though utilitarians like Peter Singer do have a certain consistency that lulls me into thinking all is well and fair and just, the flip side of that is a startling neglect of the individual. Or paid for food for a year at a rescue kennel.

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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

I read this chapter, “In a Happy Place,” while I myself was birding during migration and totally identified with his description of neglecting everything–laundry, friends, exercise, and for me a book review–because… birds. And of course, there is the incident in Central Park. It’s powerful writing.

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