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I realize that in writing about "old speciesism" I failed to define this term that Dunayer uses. I think of "old speciesism" as analogous to racism and sexism in that it is exploitation based on species. The advocacy component of old speciesism isn't the campaign to end that exploitation, however.
I finally read SPECIESISM , by Joan Dunayer, which was published a couple of years after ANIMAL EQUALITY , which I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. Tags: Books Ethics Language. This book has so many great quotes that I'm going to have to write a couple of posts about them. Off we go (and all of the below are exact quotes).
Does it perpetuate linguistic-based speciesism? Any thoughts on the speciesism or un-veganness of "bullshit"? Tags: Ethics Language Linguistics Neologism Roald Dahl veganism. Here's an e-mail from a linguistics junkie for your consideration. Is using the word "bullshit" un-vegan?
What a fitting addition to discussions about speciesism! Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. You don't hear much about it as a religious practice but it's probably what aliens would conclude about us after a stroll past department store windows!
It seems like the answer to most questions/responses to most issues is one of these: Speciesism. Yes, it is hypocritical (speciesism), but who said that we either protect humans or animals? Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics Food and Drink. Where do people get that idea? Let's just say the ban was meaningful.
I suppose speciesism/human exceptionalism is at the heart of the matter. Tags: Activism Economics Ethics Language. The result is that on one level he knows that hurting sentient nonhumans isn't right, but if it's done in a certain respectful way (oxymoron, anyone?) it's not so bad. I'm on my way.
There's betrayal, hypocrisy, speciesism, animals as commodities, animals as property, the myth of "humane" farming, the fictions our culture teaches us about animals, and of course, redemption. Tags: Activism Ethics Film. Director Jenny Stein and Producer James LaVeck weave many themes into Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home.
And now that I've read Animal Equality and begun Speciesism , I think I know why. Tags: Activism Books Ethics Language. A handful Animal Person readers since May of 2006, when I started this then-daily blog, have asked me if I've read Joan Dunayer. Chance is so close! Please consider a gift.
There's a vague sense that perhaps he cares about the dogs or thinks that what he does to them might present an ethical dilemma, but the overwhelming feeling is that it's all worth it. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Language. This one gives us a look inside the mind of the vivisectionist, Daniel Engber. Maybe on paper.
To treat the dog's pain as less important because it is a dog not a man is speciesism (a nasty word for a nasty thing). If my dog and I both have headaches then the dog should have the one available aspirin if it has the worse headache. John Benson, "Duty and the Beast," Philosophy 53 [October 1978]: 529-49, at 530)
It would be argued that to suppose that a bird’s life is less valuable than a human life is a form of speciesism, a doctrine of prejudice analogous to racism and sexism. The question that would be asked by the hard-line moral vegetarian is why there is a difference if there are birds on the island instead of people.
From and article by: Ms T Baker Co-ordinator, www.greytexploitations.com (which has that fabulous Racism=Speciesism=Sexism graphic on its front page) Dougie is the third greyhound in as many months – which we know of – to have been subjected to this kind of attack but sadly, he was the only one to survive.
The Argument from Speciesism If there is some doubt whether the arguments from monkeys and from glass walls should be considered moral arguments, there can be no doubt about the moral import of the argument from speciesism. Just as racism and sexism are to be morally condemned, so is speciesism.
When I saw the Live Science article about dogs being as smart as 2-year-old kids I knew that if there were any talk of ranking, my beloved greyhounds would be at the less-desirable end of the list (not from personal experience, but from reputation), and I also knew that there would be a whiff of speciesism. Do you think this helps dogs?
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