Animal Person
JULY 3, 2009
" Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals ," By Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce, is the most recent (for me) book that debunks myths about the differences between human and nonhuman animals. Also, Bekoff and Pierce present a descriptive view, not a normative view of morality. There are no judgments.
Animal Person
APRIL 26, 2009
Juluri is referring to something specific: the Supreme Court's examination of First Amendment protection of acts of cruelty to animals. Juluri's focus on animals used to entertain humans is intentional and speaks to the legal battle he refers to. And the article is worth reading just for that. What do you think?
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Animal Person
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
When you refer to your own beliefs with "nonviolence" you rightfully invite questions about what nonviolence means and it behooves you to work that all out beforehand. Tags: Activism Ethics Language. Not that I'm giving you a deadline. I was thinking of naming my son Justice but that might be a bit burdensome for him. Is it fair?
Animal Person
MARCH 9, 2010
In the notes, she explains that she uses " nonhuman companion and nonhuman friend with reference to nonhumans treated with full respectl I use pet with reference to nonhumans who are sold, discarded, or otherwise disrespected" (204). Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language. Overly generous inclusion? Chance is so close!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
A new willingness among scientists to consider certain moral and ethical implications with respect to wild animals, where previously utilitarian ideas prevailed, including ideas of intrinsic value. Serious examination of the national funding paradigm and how it contributes to the conservation choices made on both federal and state levels.
Animal Person
MAY 10, 2009
Latimer refers to his previous two posts where he has "documented the ethical and moral shallowness of the 'animal rights' credo itself, which is based more on an anti-human self hatred, taking the form of a 'moral' squeamishness concerned more with stamping out human 'cruelty,' no matter what the social or economic costs might be.
Animal Person
JUNE 8, 2009
Authors who referred to their animals by given names were instructed to use a string of letters and numbers instead." He writes as if what he used to do--and what he defends--is morally justifiable on its face, and it's just the details that might be questionable. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language.
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