Royal Institute of Philosophy Speciesism and the Idea of Equality Author(s): Bonnie Steinbock Source: Philosophy‚ Vol. 53‚ No. 204 (Apr.‚ 1978)‚ pp. 247-256 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal Institute of Philosophy Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3749431 Accessed: 05/08/2010 08:38 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and
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to me that he occasionally contradicts his own expressed beliefs‚ hence making his position somewhat illogical and not as convincing. For instance‚ Singer supposes that "the basic principle of equality does not require equal or identical treatment; it requires equal consideration." Later he follows this idea by asserting that "equal consideration for different beings may lead to different treatment and different rights." Naturally‚ my question to Singer would be‚ what is the use of hypothetically
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Explain the argument between Singer and Steinbock on the moral status of speciesism. Advocating for animal welfare‚ Singer coins the term "specism" to describe discriminatory practices‚ which people express in their relations to the non-humans animals. Singer builds his case for promoting equality among all living species by offering an analogy between the "oppression" of animal rights and the historical accounts of the fight for justice and equal rights for women and people of color. He refers
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Both definitions anthropocentrism and "speciesism" refer to the idea supporting the superiority of the human beings in the universe. The core belief of the anthropocentrism revolves around preponderance of human mind and cognition‚ which allegedly gives Homo sapiens higher intrinsic worth or value as compared to the surrounding environment or other inhabitants of the planet Earth. Based on this perspective‚ plants‚ animals‚ and the rest of the environment have no fundamental value in itself. Rather
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Speciesism In this essay I will try to clarify Singers essential argument and defend it against some common objections. According to Singer‚ Speciesism is a position similar to racism and sexism. Just as race discriminates against other race‚ and sexism against the opposite sex‚ speciesism discriminates against non-human species. Specisists hold that only humans have intrinsic moral worth‚ and anything that is non-human has no rights and so for Singer‚ speciesism is not an acceptable position
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Hollywood style are Bonnie and Clyde and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore‚ released in 1967 and 1974 respectively. Ostensibly‚ these films seem extremely different. Bonnie and Clyde is a period piece set during the Great Depression that centers on life and eventual death of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow as they commit a spree of bank robberies. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore‚ on the other hand‚ focuses on the exploits of Alice‚ a recently widowed woman who‚ with
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Melissa Rorie Dr. LaValle Criminology 200 March 3‚ 2013 Bonnie and Clyde had allegedly killed a total of thirteen people‚ conducted several robberies and burglaries‚ kidnapping‚ automobile theft‚ and abduction. It was believed that The Borrow Gang was guilty of all of these charges; because they were caught red handed. For example‚ the Ford that was left abandoned on the side of the road down an embankment. After the authorities searched the vehicle‚ they found a prescription bottle which left
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Many have heard of Bonnie & Clyde‚ but very few people know the real story‚ and who they really were. Bonnie & Clyde were complete opposites before their ill-fated encounter‚ but they took the world by storm and won the hearts of many‚ with their tumultuous love story. The fact that these star crossed lovers went down in a “blaze of glory” keeps their names remaining in history books as well as pop culture. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker was born on October 1‚ 1910 in Rowena‚ Texas. Her father
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magazine announced a ‘renaissance’ in American film culture exemplified by Bonnie and Clyde. Critically assess the film‚ its impact and legacy. American film industry has been having crisis since the end of World War II. However‚ the most severe crisis started in the post-war years and culminated in the period of the late 60s and early 70s when the Big Hollywood Studios came to the brink of bankruptcy. In 1967‚ when Bonnie and Clyde was produced and released‚ it brought the American film industry
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Equality (An analysis of which government is most closely related to Fredrick Douglass’s ideas.) What is your view on slavery? A little background on slavery by a woman who studied much about it her name is Gloria Yvonne she tell us‚ “The Atlantic slave trade was the forced migration of African peoples to the Americas for the purposes of enslavement‚ primarily as domestic servants and plantation or ‘gang’ laborers. Africans were sold into slavery by various means‚ either through the kidnapping that
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