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Korsgaard’s third lecture: Legal Rights for Animals

Posted on December 8, 2014 by

Claim: Animals have the right to be treated only in ways that are compatible with their good. Q: Why do animals have this right? A: Because animals co-own the world with us. Like us they have the right to ‘be … Continue reading →

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Korsgaard Lecture Two: The Moral Standing of Animals

Posted on December 6, 2014 by

Kant is usually interpreted as arguing that the duties we take ourselves to have to animals are in fact duties we have to ourselves: if we mistreat animals we brutalise ourselves – we shouldn’t do this so we shouldn’t mistreat … Continue reading →

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Animals, Human Beings and Other Persons – Professor Christine Korsgaard

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

I was privileged this week to go to a series of lectures by the renowned Kantian philosopher, Christine Korsgaard. This was hosted brilliantly by the Oxford Martin School. Professor Korsgaard gave three lectures. Today I will give a synopsis of … Continue reading →

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