Ethical theories and nonhuman animals

This video turns to what different kinds of ethical theories imply about how we should treat animals. We will see that despite their differences, they all imply (or are at least compatible with) full moral consideration of animals. We should therefore challenge speciesism regardless of which moral theory we accept.

In this course about wild animal suffering, you'll learn about the plight of animals living in the wild. Find out what the lives of the most numerous animals — invertebrates — are actually like and get an overview of evidence of their sentience (consciousness). Hear what the contemporary debates in animal ethics are and how they relate to showing moral consideration for nonhuman animals. Find out about a proposed field of research called welfare biology, the study of the wellbeing of animals living in the wild.

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Videos:

· The Three Harvesteers. Mike Lewinski. CC BY 2.0 Generic license
https://bit.ly/2VnmjDd

· Bhutan Animal Rescue and Care (BARC) - Thimphu Shelter. Bhutan Animal Rescue and Care. Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)
   • Bhutan Animal Rescue and Care (BARC) ...  

Music: Over Again. Borrtex. Under CC BY-NC 4.0 International. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bo...