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Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph

ANIMAL RIGHTS. Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph. Introduction. Issues. Factory Farming Animal Experimentation Xenografts Zoos Pets. Anthropocentrism. Anthropocentrism- (Human-Centered ) Judeo-Christian Doctrine of Special Creation

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Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph

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  1. ANIMAL RIGHTS Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph

  2. Introduction

  3. Issues • Factory Farming • Animal Experimentation • Xenografts • Zoos • Pets

  4. Anthropocentrism • Anthropocentrism- (Human-Centered ) • Judeo-Christian • Doctrine of Special Creation • Aristotelian • Human, Animal, Vegetative Souls • Enlightenment • Descartes-Automaton Theory • Kant- • Persons-Direct Duties • Property-Indirect Duties

  5. Non-Anthropocentrism • Non-Anthropocentrism (Extentionism) • Religious Based (Buddhism) • Evolutionary Biology • Neuroscience • Modern Personhood Theories • Consciousness • Sentience • Self-Awareness • Intelligence • Peter Singer • Mammals and Sentience • Speciesism

  6. Small Group Discussion • Are some species of animals worthy of moral consideration? If so, which species and why? • Discuss anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric arguments for and against the following: • Factory Farming • Animal Experimentation • Xenografts • Zoos • Pets • Is zealous advocacy in defense of animals morally justified? • PETA • Are there moral limits to the tactics employed? (Do the ends justify the means?)

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