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Can Animals be Persons? In conversation with Mark Rowlands
Can Animals be Persons? In conversation with Mark Rowlands
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38 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2024
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Podcast episode
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The idea that non-human animals should be recognised as legal persons has gained traction over recent years, and is the subject of numerous court cases. But underlying the legal and indeed empirical questions here, are some pretty deep philosophical ones.
What actually is a person? What role does rationality or consciousness or language play? And depending on our answers to those questions, could a non-human animal ever qualify as a person?
In this week's episode, Nick Spencer speaks to Mark Rowlands about his book Can Animals be Persons?
Buy a copy of the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Can-Animals-Persons-Mark-Rowlands/dp/0190846038
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What actually is a person? What role does rationality or consciousness or language play? And depending on our answers to those questions, could a non-human animal ever qualify as a person?
In this week's episode, Nick Spencer speaks to Mark Rowlands about his book Can Animals be Persons?
Buy a copy of the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Can-Animals-Persons-Mark-Rowlands/dp/0190846038
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CONNECT WITH THEOS
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theosthinktank
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theos---the-think-tank/
Website: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/
CHECK OUT OUR PODCASTS
The Sacred: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sacred/id1326888108
Reading Our Times: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reading-our-times/id1530952185
Released:
May 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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