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Germany’s Great Bustards and how to see them

10,000 Birds

Walk to a small abandoned farm and keep on along the track, crossing a small canal via a small bridge (don’t worry about the gate) just after the farm. This is prohibited under German nature conservation laws and a moral no-go. Follow the track through a gap in the pine tree plantation and immediately turn right.

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Tom Regan on Utilitarianism

Animal Ethics

The initial attractiveness of utilitarianism as a moral theory on which to rest the call for the better treatment of animals was noted in an earlier context. To secure the philosophical foundation for animal rights requires abandoning utilitarianism. ( Because animals are sentient (i.e., Because animals are sentient (i.e.,

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"Animal Rights Terrorism"

Animal Ethics

If I can show you that one of your moral principles entails that it's wrong to eat meat, then, to avoid contradiction, you must either abandon the principle or abstain from meat. If you're unwilling to abandon the principle, then you must abstain from meat. Here is a brilliant example of this approach.

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John Passmore (1914-2004) on Bentham's Treatment of Animals

Animal Ethics

"The French have already discovered," Bentham wrote, "that the blackness of the skin is no reason why a human being should be abandoned without redress to the caprice of a tormentor. or the termination of the os sacrum are reasons equally insufficient for abandoning a sensitive being to the same plight."

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5 Reasons Salespeople Need a Mentor

Sales and Marketing Management

One way to ensure that you never get the most out of a recent grad is to essentially abandon them. Salespeople need advice and moral support. Salespeople are often recent grads, which also means they are young and inexperienced. A few will rise, most will fall. One week you’re a hero, the next you're considering retiring.

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Philip E. Devine on the Vegetarian's Dilemma

Animal Ethics

That the argument may appear cynical is no concern of the utilitarian, who is forced by his moral theory to admit the relevance of even the most cynical-seeming arguments. Devine , "The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism," Philosophy 53 [October 1978]: 481-505, at 491) Note from KBJ: Devine's argument takes the following form: 1. Philip E.

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Combating Disengagement: What can be done about workers’ lack of interest in their jobs?

Sales and Marketing Management

Azulay says it is imperative that companies abandon the practice. They can be a huge drain on company morale as their “do the bare minimum” attitude influences their coworkers. Of course, that requires companies provide ample opportunity for their managers to increase their skill sets through training as well.

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