How should we treat animals? Peter Singer, perhaps the best know living moral philosopher addresses this question in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this bonus episode. This was produced in association with The Open University as part of podcast Ethics Bites. A transcript of the interview and further information about the series is available from Open2.net.
Listen to Peter Singer on Using Animals
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Peter Singer`s views on "using animals" are the most logical that
I have ever heard. As a lifelong vegetarian and natural animal lover I feel that we should not USE animals in any way, simply because they were given life (as we were) by a higher power than ours - a power completely beyond our understanding. By using animals we are giving ourselves the belief that we are omnipotent. What egotism! How dare we? Apart from this subject I would dearly love to hear Peter`s thoughts on an entirely different subject - namely
What can be done about the ridiculous rise in the world`s population ? Somewhere , someway, it HAS to be curbed. It is obviously the cause of global warming, world poverty etc. etc.
I do not believe that abortion or euthenasia are in any way moral answers, so have finally, after very long consideration decided on the following -
WORLDWIDE AGREEMENT ON COMPULSORY STERILIZATION
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BIRTH OF ONE CHILD.
If this could be achieved the problems would be solved.
Patricia Davies.
Posted by: Patricia Davies | June 20, 2008 at 04:45 PM