THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION Department of Social Sciences GED 1015 Animal Rights: Science‚ Sentience and Speciesism Semester two‚ 2012/13 Time of lecture: Monday (9:30am to 11:20am) Venue: B4-LP-07 Instructor: Dr. Francis MOK (莫家棟) Email: fktmok@ied.edu.hk Office: D4-1/F-01 I. Course descriptions: In this course‚ we aim at providing students the conceptual tools and resources by which they can investigate and reflect on the relationship between human
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portrays the brutality and cruelty of animals‚ so there really is no way for people to know what is truly going on in the slaughter houses. The abuse of animals by humans is not justified just because we are the superior race. The definition of “speciesism” is the readiness to cause pain to animals over human. In other words it is our willingness to kill animals for our satisfaction. Ethics play a big role in the argument of the brutality of animals. We as a human race should realize our position
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he talks of a civilization of vampires who live on human blood simply because the blood taste better than the alternative. The point of the story was make the reader see that eating animals is wrong because we have other options. He calls this speciesism and says that all living things that can feel pain should have a right to live freely. To a point I agree with his views‚ animals should be treated with respect and care. However‚ animals are and will remain a food source for us‚ this is not going
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Human Use of Animals: Summary and Critique Charles Hall Ivy Bridge College In his interviews with both The Open University and The Colbert Report‚ Dr. Peter Singer discusses the unethical human use of animals. Most of his claims are highly controversial and are not taken well by most people. Human Use of Animals: Summary and Critique The use of animals in modern civilization has been a controversial subject for the past few decades. Author and Philosopher Peter Singer has made his standpoint
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society humans exploit animals for milk‚ meat‚ fur‚ scientific experimentation etc. and animals are constantly injured or killed. Their pain and sufferings should be taken into consideration‚ as this unjust treatment is morally unacceptable. Similarly speciesism is an
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To complicate the matter of meat consumption further‚ Professor Timothy Lang in a FAO article deduced that the challenge of defining sustainable diet is not just a matter of incorporating two scientific discourses i.e. public health and environment‚ due to the fact that food exhibits significant cultural and economic matter. Based on the article‚ Professor Lang asserted that‚ “part of the 20th century’s legacy is that it allowed us‚ in the name of progress‚ choice and individual rights‚ to develop
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Research Essay Outline I. Introduction A. Definition of animal rights-the belief that non-human animals have interests and rights similar to humans and deserve the same respect B. Background information on the issue C. The discussion of animal rights and whether or not animals deserve the same rights as humans has been prevalent in society since the early 1800s‚ but animals do reserve the same rights to a life free from the terror of being hunted and the pain of abuse and experimentation;
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When it comes to the world of medical sciences‚ there is rarely certainty. There is always room for reaction‚ incorrect data gathering‚ or contamination when testing. Can this uncertainty be placed on human lives? These uncertainties are placed on what medical science has to thank most: animals. Animals have been irreplaceable in the processes of mapping genomes‚ transplanting organs‚ and ridding humans and animals of diseases and disorders. Many call it immoral‚ but it is necessary and only beneficial
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Sandy Doyle 250713727 Oppression and the Oppressed Every animal‚ regardless of carnivore‚ omnivore or herbivore status‚ requires nourishment to exist. If humans could only eat meat‚ the issue of raising and slaughtering animals for food would not be a moral dilemma. But because we have options and because the consequences of our food choices affect not only humanity but other species and ecosystems‚ the issue of what we eat and how we get it deserves thoughtful moral consideration
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does morality only pull with the “slenderest of threads”? There is a small population of people that steer clear of animal products because of morale. In an excerpt from Singer’s Animal Liberation‚ he discusses the human tendency to demonstrate “speciesism‚” which he describes as the bias to favor the interests of one’s own kind and show no regard for the interests of other species. Which if true‚ then this would explain why most people consume meat‚ and why today’s meat industry is violent and merciless
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