Final Review

AGENDA

1. Participation self-assessment
2. Review for final
3. Reminder: please fill out an evaluation for this class (at Canvas). It's completely anonymous. Deadline is Dec. 7.

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Participation self-assessment (please answer on a piece of paper)

1. How would you describe your contribution to class discussion (in class, in groups, on index cards, after class, by email, etc.)?
• Top contributor--Contributed on most days
• Frequent contributor--Contributed around once a week
• Quiet contributor--Rarely contributed to class discussion, but did contribute in groups, on index cards, etc.
2. Is there anything else I should know about your contribution to class discussion or about your attendance?

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The Final (when, where, what)

1. The final will be on Dec 9, 11:30 - 2:30. We will review on Monday Dec 5. 
2. The list of questions is here.
3. Suggested length for each answer: like one RR (150-250 words). 
4. You should make a plan for each of the questions. Use blog posts, slides, readings, your notes, and your RRs. INDEX below will help you find material.
5. It will probably take you 1 - 1.5 hours to take the final.

Review (Dec 5)

1. Look over the final questions.
2. Spend 5 minutes looking at pertinent material.
3. Write one question at the workbook or put an X beside someone else's question.
4. We will first be talking about evaluating arguments, which is required for several of the questions.

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INDEX

5. EATING ANIMALS

10.16 Animals as Food Factory farming

10.19 The Case for Vegetarianism Peter Singer

10.21 The Case for Vegetarianism Norcross, Eating Animals Slides

10.24 Meat Defense 1, Causal Efficacy Budolfson, Eating Animals Slides

10.26 Meat Defense 2, Existence Zangwill, Eating Animals Slides

10.28 Meat Defense 3, Fairness George, Cordeiro-Rodrigues, Eating Animals Slides

6. PET ETHICS

10.31 Should We Have Pets? Domestiation, Francione vs. Palmer

11.02 Friends or Family? Abbate, also use workbook

11.04 Sterilization and Euthanasia Tolstoy short story

7. ANIMAL RESEARCH

11.07 Using Animals in Biomedical Research Lab presentation, Kazez, Eisenstein

11.09 For and Against Animal Research Animal Welfare Act, Engel's argument against

11.11 European and American Regulations Brody, lexical priority vs. balancing-plus-discounting

8. ANIMAL ENTERTAINMENTS

11.14 Zoos, Circuses, and Sanctuaries Aquarium presentation, Gruen (liberty, dignity)

11.16 Animal Shows Issues: welfare, liberty, dignity, culture

11.18 Rodeos and Bullfights Rodeo presentation, cruelty and culture

9. ANIMAL LAW

11.28 Animal Law Basics Existing animal law, Sunstein on two strategies, Sunstein's proposal

11.30 Guest Speaker Non-human Rights Project, liberty rights, habeas corpus

12.2  Guest Speaker  Non-human Rights Project, owning wild animals