12.04.2020

MODULE X: ANIMAL ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY

12.4 Misc

Forms of protest – Paper guide is here

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The ultimate technological solution to the ethical problems with animal consumption
  1. Create plant-based faux animal products
  2. Create no-kill real meat.  Use animal cells to culture meat without creating the whole animal.  Has been done, but a work in progress.
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Paper workshop
Spend 10 minutes exchanging ideas. Add "great points or good questions" to the document here
  1. Analogies with racism and slavery (4)
  2. Factory farming, humane farming, least harm, eating dogs (6)
  3. Clams, oysters, insects (4)
  4. Higher animals, dolphins, orcas (4)
  5. Human priority (2); Animal laws, breaking laws (2); Pets (1); Hunting (1)
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Nuts and bolts
  1. I will give you feedback on your paper plan this afternoon (if I haven't already)
  2. Make edits and resubmit this afternoon
  3. No papers accepted without a paper plan marked complete
  4. No papers accepted that don't have the required structure
  5. Paper due December 15 11:30 am, no late papers
  6. Feel free to meet with me (by appointment) to discuss your paper
Tips
  1. Make sure you represent views accurately and fairly
  2. Make sure you assess the views in section 2 
  3. Make sure you make it clear how your discussion in section 2 enables you to arrive at your position in section 3
  4. Make sure you handle quotation properly (see instructions)
  5. Make sure you don't violate the honor code – it's not worth it!
  6. Don't panic – if you're having trouble, show me sections of your paper
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