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Kant - animals - Coggle Diagram
Kant - animals
But no duties to animals
Baumgarten says we have duties towards beings which are beneath and above us
Our duties to animals INDIRECT DUTIES towards humanity
Animal nature has analogies to human nature
Doing our duties to animals
In respect to manifestations that connect to human nature manifestations
We indirectly do our duty towards humanity
Humans need to practice kindness towards animals
Bcuz when cruel, man suffocates human feelings and becomes hard and his interactions with other humans
We can judge heart of man by his treatment of animals
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Ex. If a dog serves his master long and faithfully, he deserves reward for his duty towards humanity
Master rewards him by keeping him until he dies
Analogy on human service
His actions help support us in our duties to dog
If man shoots dog because it's not capable of service
Bcuz dog can't judge
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He doesn't fail in duty to the dog
Animals aren't self-conscious
They are means to an end
The end is man