Justice for Animals
Book description
A revolutionary new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum.
Animals are in trouble all over the world. Whether through the cruelties of the factory meat industry, poaching and game hunting, habitat destruction, or neglect of the companion animals…
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How much do we need to change our ways of life to treat other animals with respect and compassion?
I’m convinced there is a lot we need to change, and I really admire Martha Nussbaum’s grand vision for a future in which all sentient animals have basic “entitlements” written into the Constitution. Is it utopian? A little bit, yes—we are so far away from Nussbaum’s ideal future. But it’s good to have something to aim for.
From Jonathan's list on change the way you think about animal minds.
Has a philosophy book ever made you cry?
Martha Nussbaum’s book Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility, which deals with a revolutionary new theory and call to action to stop animals suffer injustice and horrors at our hands every day, has moved me deeply.
In the introduction, she shares her personal motives that made her focus on animal rights which involves what her daughter had used to fight for before she passed away. What does justice for animals have to do with the I in AI? Indirect answers are sometimes the most beautiful because it means that I get inspired,…
From Christian's list on making sense of the I in AI.
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