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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 1 of 13

Animal Ethics

He is the author of several books, including Atheism: A Philosophical Justification (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1990) and The Case Against Christianity (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1991). You will, therefore, agree with Martin about moral vegetarianism but not about Christianity. One is health.

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R. G. Frey on Animal Suffering

Animal Ethics

Frey , Interests and Rights: The Case Against Animals [Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980], 109 [italics in original; footnote omitted]) Note from KBJ: Who thinks, much less argues, that animals are responsible for their acts? Animals are moral patients, but not moral agents. Like children, they can be wronged but cannot wrong.

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Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals

Animal Ethics

The European Community and the member states signatory to the treaty are required “to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals.” Properly interpreted, the common law is meant to be flexible, adaptable to changes in public morality, and sensitive to new scientific discoveries. 7 in The State of the Animals II , ed.

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Joel Feinberg (1926-2004) on Animal Rights

Animal Ethics

Many of the higher animals at least have appetites, conative urges, and rudimentary purposes, the integrated satisfaction of which constitutes their welfare or good. The animal itself is the beneficiary of his dutiful services. We must now ask ourselves for whose sake ought we to treat (some) animals with consideration and humaneness?

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