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Peter Singer - Coggle Diagram
Peter Singer
Almost every ethicist provided rationale to exclude animals for moral concern
Aristotle said animals exist to serve human purposes
In natural order of things
Christians said animals don't have souls
Man alone is made in God's image
Kant said animals aren't self conscious so we have no duties to them
Utilitarians said to consider the interests of all beings, human and nonhuman
Singer goes off this argument
1970s animal liberation book
Women's movement Mary Wollstonecraft listed vindication of the rights of women 1792
Thomas Taylor published a vindication of Rights of brutes (for animals)
Used Mary's same arguments and connected it to women as well
Was absurd in both cases
Saying women are animals (attack)
Singers case starts with defending women against attack
Equality for men and women can't be extended to non-human animals
Women have right to vote because they are capable of making rational decisions like men
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Continued from other end
Degree of talent is not measure of their rights
Sojourner Truth made same point in feminism
If my cup only held a pint and yours a quart (intellect)
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Ex. Newton was Superior two others and understanding
But wasn't Lord of property or persons of others
SPECIESISM
Prejudiced attitude of bias in favor of the interests of members in own species against members of other species
If possessing higher intelligence doesn't need entitle humans to use another for their own ends
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Wrote abt assisted reproduction, animal rights, abortion, infant side, the environment, famine relief