8.29.2022

Animals in Western Thought: Two Pillars of Ethics


 AGENDA

  1. Housekeeping
    • Next time: a peek at a non-western tradition (Hinduism)
    • Friday: contemporary animal ethics. RR is an annotation--instructions next time
    • RR grading--please read my comments and be aware of the requirements 

  2. Presentations
  3. Kant vs. Bentham


What should be our list of topics?
Turn in (a) your top three from our finalized list, and (b) any particular qualifications you have for a topic





Kant slides

Jeremy Bentham

We will talk more about Bentham when we come to the writing of Peter Singer on Friday.

RR3: Who is a greater champion of animals, Kant or Bentham?