Animals, Science, and a Row with Darwin

Stewart Motha
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Discussing Alison Stone's book Frances Power Cobbe regarding the 19th C philosopher and feminist who developed a moral theory on the status and treatment of animals; founded anti-vivisection societies; and reconciled her Victorian Christian ideas with Darwin's theory of evolution. How is the is the relative status and value of animals to humans to be judged? What do emotions have to do with morality? What is the relationship between culture and norms?

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  1. 01/26/2024

    Animals, Science, and a Row with Darwin

    Discussing Alison Stone's book Frances Power Cobbe regarding the 19th C philosopher and feminist who developed a moral theory on the status and treatment of animals; founded anti-vivisection societies; and reconciled her Victorian Christian ideas with Darwin's theory of evolution. How is the is the relative status and value of animals to humans to be judged? What do emotions have to do with morality? What is the relationship between culture and norms?

    Animals, Science, and a Row with Darwin
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Discussing Alison Stone's book Frances Power Cobbe regarding the 19th C philosopher and feminist who developed a moral theory on the status and treatment of animals; founded anti-vivisection societies; and reconciled her Victorian Christian ideas with Darwin's theory of evolution. How is the is the relative status and value of animals to humans to be judged? What do emotions have to do with morality? What is the relationship between culture and norms?

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