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Reckoning with the Beast: Animal Theory and its Vicissitudes |
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| Creator | Leon Human |
| Title | Reckoning with the Beast: Animal Theory and its Vicissitudes |
| Publisher | Faculty of International Studies, Prince of Songkla University |
| Publication Year | 2557 |
| Journal Title | Journal of International Studies, Prince of Songkla University |
| Journal Vol. | 4 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 117-144 |
| Keyword | Animal ethics, Posthumanism, Ethical thought-experiments |
| URL Website | http://jis.fis.psu.ac.th/index.php/en/ |
| ISSN | 2228-8864 |
| Abstract | Are there any substantial intellectual or ethical challenges posed by the status quo use of animals in modern societies? If so, are formal arguments and philosophical science-fiction the appropriate means with which to address the issue? This article compares theories and argumentative strategies from both of the major traditions of modern Western philosophy, with a view to ascertaining how they relate to each other, and to human agents concerned with animal welfare. It also examines the role of religion in the sanctification of ideas about the place of animals in the overall scheme of things. Since, for the majority of people, their most frequent interactions with animals occur on the dinner plate, the focus is on so-called 'food-animals' and vegetarianism. It is concluded that rationality in ethics should be extended beyond mere appeals to logical consistency, and that the dubious yields of conceptual exercises contrived to 'test' moral principles in absurd situations are anathema. |
