OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH ANIMALS

• Fall 1999 Course: OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANIMALS    Here you will find notes, commentaries, reports of disucssions, syllabus and various other materials from this philosophy course. Since this is a sophomore-level seminar the materials in this section assume little familiarity with the tradition of philosophical ethics.
• Working Annotated Bibliography   A growing and tentative list of printed materials on our relationship with animals. Most items are annotated.
• Comments on Vicki Hearn's ADAM'S TASK.    Notes by Corbett made while reading this book in 1998.
• Four Positions on Animals   An essay by Corbett sketching four different philosophical positions on our relationship to animals.
• Well-fed Cats and Hungry Children    An essay by Corbett arguing the "closeness," not species, is the best criterion of moral obligation.
• Chimps being taught English.    This article claims that chimpanzees are being successfully taught English, and in turn teaching it to their young.
• Giant Panda Makes History With Triplets
• No-Kill Vs. Low-Kill Shelters   An e-mail note from Sylvia Rolloff.
• EXTERNAL LINKS TO OTHER PEOPLE'S WEB SITES.

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