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The debate rages over animal (and human) rights and has done since the dawn of time. But what are our rights and who says so?
This group is about the important issues associated with human and animal rights.
Location: Universal
Members: 3
Latest Activity: Nov 3, 2011
Animals as objects of moral concern
'With regard to animals, our intuitions are inconsistent, that is, we are not close to a consensus on how animals ought to be treated. A basic principle is the contention that we must recognize that animals are objects of moral concern, just as human beings are, unless we can find some kind of morally relevant feature that distinguishes animals from humans.'
Bernie Rollins, 1981
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Comment by Jonathan Jewell on November 3, 2011 at 11:05 -
Okay, membership of this group hasn't really taken off (yet!) but I'd be interested in what people were thinking from and where they were coming from when they joined this group.
I'd also like to hear your views on the above quotation by the Distinguished Professor Rollin, who is a prominent animal ethicist. I love this quotation, but I recognise it is hotly contested and bucks a world view that is yet to be seriously challenged (imho)
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Comment by Jonathan Jewell on June 8, 2011 at 19:53
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An interesting article on changing perceptions of animals...
http://www.theherald.com.au/blogs/jeff-corbett/pet-or-animal/218653...
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