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
- Create plant-based faux animal products
- Create no-kill real meat. Use animal cells to culture meat without creating the whole animal. Has been done, but a work in progress.
- How does lab meat work?
- Approved for sale in Singapore on Dec. 1 2020!
- Some animal advocates approve--Peter Singer, PETA
- Some animal advocates disapprove--Gary Francione
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Paper workshop
Spend 10 minutes exchanging ideas. Add "great points or good questions" to the document here
- Analogies with racism and slavery (4)
- Factory farming, humane farming, least harm, eating dogs (6)
- Clams, oysters, insects (4)
- Higher animals, dolphins, orcas (4)
- Human priority (2); Animal laws, breaking laws (2); Pets (1); Hunting (1)
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Paper instructions and advice
Nuts and bolts
- I will give you feedback on your paper plan this afternoon (if I haven't already)
- Make edits and resubmit this afternoon
- No papers accepted without a paper plan marked complete
- No papers accepted that don't have the required structure
- Paper due December 15 11:30 am, no late papers
- Feel free to meet with me (by appointment) to discuss your paper
Tips
- Make sure you represent views accurately and fairly
- Make sure you assess the views in section 2
- Make sure you make it clear how your discussion in section 2 enables you to arrive at your position in section 3
- Make sure you handle quotation properly (see instructions)
- Make sure you don't violate the honor code – it's not worth it!
- Don't panic – if you're having trouble, show me sections of your paper
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