Philosophy

Op-Ed: Embracing a new philosophy that demands dignity and justice for animals

Op-Ed: Embracing a new philosophy that demands dignity and justice for animals

Animals suffer injustice from us. We need a powerful theoretical strategy to diagnose injustice and suggest remedies. As a philosopher, I recommend a version of political justice theory known as the “capabilities approach,” to change the way we think about animal rights in relation to other influential approaches to justice. animal, such as anthropocentric approaches …

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Cormac McCarthy uses fiction to cross-examine the universe

Cormac McCarthy uses fiction to cross-examine the universe

Cormac McCarthy’s latest novel, Stella Maris, consists entirely of transcripts of conversations in a mental institution between a suicidal genius named Alicia Western and her therapist. Readers of McCarthy’s previous novel, The passengerknow how the story ends: Alicia has already committed suicide when The passenger begin. Stella Maris shares themes and its centrality with The …

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