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The Introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims that there are “inalienable entitlements of all people, at all times, and in all places—people of every colour, from every race and ethic group; whether or not they are disabled; citizens or migrants; no matter their sex...
There is no reason, however, why it should not be supplemented by a right to demand access to the documents produced by the AEC in regard to a particular case by anyone interested. What should be excluded from such access should be, on an exceptional basis, only those parts of the ...
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. Some of their most esteemed inventions have no other apparent purpose - for example, the dinner party of more than two, the epic poem, and the science of metaphysics. —H. L. Men...
One of the strongest arguments in favor of orcas remaining in captivity is that they have become so reliant on humans that they would be unable to survive in the wild. This is true. Whales in captivity are not accustomed to hunting for their own food or surviving life in the ocean. So,...
I eventually gave Singer some credit for getting a mainstream media publishing platform, and defended him against the attacks of Gary “with friends like this you need no enemy” Francione. Not because I supported his arguments, but because at least they were cited in influencing the development...
The continuing failure of philosophers to produce a plausible theory of the moral importance of species membership indicates, with increasing probability, that there can be no such thing. That takes us to the second question. If species is not morally important in itself, is there something ...
Whereas 30 years ago one would have found no bills pending in the U.S. Congress relating to animal welfare, recent years have witnessed dozens of such bills annually, with even more proliferating at the state level, as we shall explain in detail. The federal bills have ranged from attempts...
3, p. 1563)—but it also glosses over the meaning of the word ḥanīf and takes no note of the rich debates around it both in traditional and modern sources. The same problem is clear in Perlo’s reading of the Qur’an. To give one example, in her attempt to refute the ...
In the light of the arguments in the previous sections, one could say that God’s view of creation is similar to the understanding of nature proposed by Rolston or Muir: God takes delight in the creative fecundity, beauty and order of creation, even if the individual suffering of animals ...