In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals [Human–Animal Studies] Part 3 pps

... pos- sibilities embedded in Singer’s replaceability argument. These surprising outcomes appear to stem from errors in Singer’s reasoning. In “Killing Humans and Killing Animals Singer exam- ines two utilitarian ... value in other cultures calls into question some of Singer’s key assumptions. peter singer: utilitarian protectionism 133 of intuition (“Utilitarianism” 9, 32 7). S...

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... in every other living being, and to see every other living being in themselves. Inasmuch as Indians see God in humanity, they must also find the divine in anymals. “Hindu belief in the cycle of ... forms of tigers and lions and deer, of wolves and bears and birds, fowls and of jackals as well. He it is that assumes the forms of swans and crows and pea- cocks...

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... utilitarianism 1 13 3. Sentience 128 4. Mental capacity 130 5. Reason without virtues 142 6. Speciesism 1 43 Conclusion 144 PREFACE In Search of Consistency: Ethics and Animals examines the discrepancy in applied ... defines “intrinsic” thus: “belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing.” And it defines “inher- ent” thus: “involved in the constitution o...

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... outside of this position of bias—it is inherent. However, in the interest of promoting justice, we must strive to be impartial in spite of our vested interests and personal connections. Since we ... them, logically independently of their utility for others and logically independently of their being the object of anyone else’s interest. (Case 2 43) Regan’s delineation o...

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... Community of Life; the view of nature as a system of interdependence of which we, along with all other living things, are integral parts; and our aware- ness of the reality of the lives of individual ... (Respect 234 ). “The principle of respect for persons is built into the very structure of the moral com- munity and serves as the ultimate ground of the rules of dut...

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... day) animals, including man and woman: And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.” And it ... wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good. The...

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... process “binds all things into one, equalizing all things and all opinions” (Chan 177). Nothing lies outside of this Daoist continuum, and so “the chain of being is never broken,” and a link can ... containing the life and words of Mohammed teach against using the skins of wild animals, against target practice on living creatures, and against inciting animals to fight for...

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... with this in mind. Yet “hunting is considered to be the main factor in the extinction threat of 28% of bird species and 29% of mammal species. The objectives of hunting are varied, and include ... determinants of moral standing such as “having an interest” and “sentience.” Recall Regan’s clarification of two distinctive types of “interest,” active and passive, such th...

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... captive breeding, a long-stand- ing ethic of minimizing interference and minimizing harm would likely have assured the continuance of the Maori as well as that of endangered and extinct species. Where ... that mistreatment of animals is a standard part of training and is thought to be a “necessary” part of exhibiting them. I have seen chimps locked in small cages con...

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... 147 Jain religious tradition, 31 2, 31 3 Japan Buddhism in, 32 5, 33 2, 33 3 Daoism in, 33 3 indigenous peoples of, 299 Jataka, 32 9 33 1 jellyfish babies, 37 2 Jesus, 2 43 jian, 33 8 Jihad, Book of, 35 3 Joo, ... 35 1 Hadiths, 34 8, 35 8 harmony in, 35 5 Jalal al-Din Rumi, 35 6, 35 8 Mathnawi, 34 8, 35 8 Mishkat, 35 4 Mohammed in, 35 3, 35 9 mystics in, 35 5 Qur&...

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