Tag: "animals & human beings"

Eating Stupid Pigs

Marco Kaisth asks, could radical genetic engineering create ethical factory farms?
[Issue 119: April/May 2017: Bioethics & Medical Ethics]

News: December 2016 / January 2017

Peter Singer wins Philosophy Now Award • Philosophers and the US Election • Animal Welfare: Good News & Bad News? — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
[Issue 117: December 2016 / January 2017: News]

Meat is Murder

Peter Adamson contemplates non-violence in ancient Indian thought.
[Issue 113: April/May 2016: Philosophy Then]

When Apes Have Their Day In Court

Shawn Thompson follows legal efforts in the U.S. and Argentina to win rights for apes, exploring arguments about morality and autonomy along the way.
[Issue 111: December 2015 / January 2016: Articles]

Descartes versus Cudworth On The Moral Worth of Animals

Samuel Kaldas compares two views on the nature of animals and their implications for our moral responsibility towards them.
[Issue 108: June/July 2015: Articles]

Simon & Finn

by Melissa Felder
[Issue 108: June/July 2015: Cartoon]

The Need To Move Beyond Homo Faber

Maria daVenza Tillmanns argues that we need to be holistic in our approach to solving complex problems.
[Issue 106: February/March 2015: How To Think]

The Allegory of the Alien Invasion

Lisa Kretz asks: How would you feel if it were you?
[Issue 106: February/March 2015: Articles]

Why An Alien Invasion Is No Argument For Animal Rights

Rhys Southan gives an unexpected response.
[Issue 106: February/March 2015: Articles]

Are Human Beings Naturally Violent And Warlike?

David P. Barash says, not necessarily.
[Issue 105: November/December 2014: War & Peace]