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The Oxford Vegetarians- A Personal Account, Peter Singer
The Oxford Vegetarians- A Personal Account, Peter Singer
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems
Peter Singer describes his encounters with a small group of vegetarians at Oxford University from 1969 to 1971 and some of the developments launched by those encounters with fellow philosophy students, including Richard Keshen, John Harris, and Roslind and Stanley Godlovitch. Others in Oxford at the time included philosopher Stephen Clark, theologian Andrew Linzey, and psychologist Richard Ryder. Members of the group have produced several landmark publications addressing the moral status of animals, including the initial volume, Animals, Men and Morals (edited by the Godlovitches and John Harris and published in 1971), Singer’s landmark volume, Animal Liberation in 1975, …
Letter To Editor: Reply To EdwRd Ludwig, Charlotte Parks
Letter To Editor: Reply To EdwRd Ludwig, Charlotte Parks
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems
Parks responds to Ludwig’s article on “animals as a minority.”
Book Review Of "The Question Of Animal Awareness" And "Animals Are Equal", W. C. Mcgrew
Book Review Of "The Question Of Animal Awareness" And "Animals Are Equal", W. C. Mcgrew
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems
McGrew reviews two books addressing what lies behind the behavior of nonhuman species. Griffin's book caused considerable discussion when it first appeared five years earlier. The book has become the cornerstone of a new discipline – cognitive ethology. Three new chapters (on mental experiences, semantics, and evolutionary continuity) have been added to the original eight in the first edition. Almost a third of the cited studies have appeared since the first edition's publication, illustrating the unexpected richness of the new findings. Griffin emphasizes that animal communication is the richest source of material, leading to inferences about animal minds. Griffin is …
Book Review Of "Animal Rights And Human Morality", Harlan S. Miller
Book Review Of "Animal Rights And Human Morality", Harlan S. Miller
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems
Harlan Miller comments in his review that almost all readers of this journal will probably find something in Rollin’s book with which they would disagree, but he also judges the book as “a first-rate piece of work” and urges people to buy it and read it.
The Slippery Semantics Of A Word: "Dominion", M. W. Fox
The Slippery Semantics Of A Word: "Dominion", M. W. Fox
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems
The word "dominion," which is often interpreted as equivalent to "domination," is defined in Webster's dictionary as primarily indicating "sovereignty. Roget's International Thesaurus interprets dominion as "realm, domain or jurisdiction" and therefore makes "dominion," "domination," "sovereignty," and "supremacy" synonymous. Thus, the passage in Genesis 1:26 that proclaims that man has "dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth," can be interpreted as meaning that he has been granted sovereignty, jurisdiction, or domination. The passage does not …