#Sentience legislation: useful but nowhere near sufficient?
https://faunalytics.org/analyzing-the-value-of-sentience-legislation/# @faunalytics summary by Stephen Vrla based on original study by Max Carpendale.
https://faunalytics.org/analyzing-the-value-of-sentience-legislation/# @faunalytics summary by Stephen Vrla based on original study by Max Carpendale.
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Analyzing The Value Of Sentience Legislation - Faunalytics
Many countries have enacted legislation recognizing the sentience of nonhuman animals. But is this the most effective way to improve animal lives?
"Should non-sentient agents matter too?" Philosopher (and long-time Sentientism FB group member!) Nicolas Delon joins me for #Sentientism Episode 159 on YouTube and Podcast. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Let us know! Thanks Nico! https://youtu.be/f6hM34jEHzU
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Should non-sentient agents matter too? - Philosopher Nicolas Delon - Sentientism Ep:159
Nicolas (https://sentientism.info/sentientist-pledge/nicolas-delon) is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies at the New College of Florida. In Fall 2023, he will join the College of Charleston as Assistant Professor of Philosophy.
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#India 🇮🇳 has a rich history of pro-animal thought. So why aren't we using it? Varda Mehrotra from Samayu joins me for #Sentientism episode 161 on YouTube and Podcast. I hope you enjoy as much as I did - let us know! https://youtu.be/P9vhBTTIUGA
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"It's got to be farmer led. It's got to be government led." - Varda Mehrotra - Sentientism Ep:161
Varda Mehrotra (https://sentientism.info/sentientist-pledge/varda-mehrotra) is an animal advocate and movement builder, exploring intersectional solutions. Most recently, she founded Samayu to undertake intersectional work and apply a systems approach for…
Should animals thank farmers for their existence? https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/should-animals-thank-farmers-their-existence
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Should Animals Thank Farmers For Their Existence?
Jamie Woodhouse questions the logic of “the logic of the larder” – the view that it is better to bring animals into the world to kill them eg in animal agriculture, rather than those animals not being brought into existence at all. The show also features…
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Is #Humanism really the future?
Interesting talk about the likely future of religious / spiritual / supernatural belief vs. Humanism / atheism as rough stand-ins for naturalistic epistemology. It's focused mostly on Eur/NA and the UK - but there are some comments on the global picture too.
Yes I've left a comment pointing out that Humanism won't be "the future" unless it drops #anthropocentrism. This talk - as with nearly all Humanist content - doesn't mention non-human sentients.
https://youtu.be/FfI7VgkDFMg
Interesting talk about the likely future of religious / spiritual / supernatural belief vs. Humanism / atheism as rough stand-ins for naturalistic epistemology. It's focused mostly on Eur/NA and the UK - but there are some comments on the global picture too.
Yes I've left a comment pointing out that Humanism won't be "the future" unless it drops #anthropocentrism. This talk - as with nearly all Humanist content - doesn't mention non-human sentients.
https://youtu.be/FfI7VgkDFMg
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Why humanism is the future, with David Voas | Humanists UK Convention 2023
Seven years ago David gave a TEDx talk entitled ‘Why there is no way back for religion in the West’. It has been viewed 1.8 million times. Six months ago, he featured in a humorous video by YouTube personality Max Fosh, whose tale that ‘I technically started…
"I document their lives so we can see and remember that they are individuals"
Legendary photojournalist 📸 Jo-Anne McArthur of @WeAnimals Media joins me for #Sentientism episode 162 on YouTube and podcast. Please share & enjoy 💚!
https://youtu.be/8NKc84eKF0Q
Legendary photojournalist 📸 Jo-Anne McArthur of @WeAnimals Media joins me for #Sentientism episode 162 on YouTube and podcast. Please share & enjoy 💚!
https://youtu.be/8NKc84eKF0Q
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"What I learned from that power was that I didn't want it" - Jo-Anne McArthur - Sentientism Ep:162
Jo-Anne (https://sentientism.info/sentientist-pledge/jo-anne-mcarthur) is a photojournalist, humane educator, animal rights activist and author. She is known for her We Animals project, a photography project documenting human relationships with animals. Through…
Many deride the "S-risks" (suffering risks) topic as spurious sci-fi. That's until they realise we've already brought some S-risks into reality. Great video: https://youtu.be/tPiq4njipdk
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DYSTOPIAN FUTURES: Risks of Astronomical Suffering
The rise of “longtermism” has seen a surge of academic interest in the vast positive future potential of an Earth-originating civilization. This movement has accompanied a growing concern about potential existential risks which could curtail our vast potential.…
We expect animal rights publications to cover animal rights... But maybe it's an even more powerful sign of positive change when "human rights" publications start publishing more about non-human animal rights? Good to see OpenGlobalRights with their new "Justice for Animals" Up Close series:
www.openglobalrights.org/up-close/justice-for-animals/#up-close
And going back a while of course #sentientrights: https://www.openglobalrights.org/from-human-rights-to-sentient-rights-the-next-generation-of-rights-thinking/
www.openglobalrights.org/up-close/justice-for-animals/#up-close
And going back a while of course #sentientrights: https://www.openglobalrights.org/from-human-rights-to-sentient-rights-the-next-generation-of-rights-thinking/
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Justice for Animals
Humans have decried cruelty towards animals for millennia, but this rhetoric has not translated into protection: Institutions like factory farming and poaching, as well as human domination of the planet, have caused untold suffering. Simultaneously, research…
Some worry that #Sentientism's #sentiocentric moral scope is "picking a characteristic as moral qualifier". We know how badly that can go wrong.
Does this angle help?: Our morality should consider the perspectives of all others who value their own perspectives.
We might use a similar approach when considering rights? Instead of asking "who has rights?" we could recognise every entity has rights. Of course, each entity should have rights that align with their interests. (And yes - very many entities don't have interests at all).
Does this angle help?: Our morality should consider the perspectives of all others who value their own perspectives.
We might use a similar approach when considering rights? Instead of asking "who has rights?" we could recognise every entity has rights. Of course, each entity should have rights that align with their interests. (And yes - very many entities don't have interests at all).
Latest episode is a bit different - me being interviewed about Sentientism for Josh Milburn's Knowing Animals podcast (ignore this if you already subscribe to that - which you should!) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/164-talking-about-sentientism-on-knowing-animals-with/id1540408008?i=1000624529699
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Sentientism: 164: Talking about Sentientism on "Knowing Animals" with philosopher Josh Milburn - a cross-post bonus episode on…
Show Sentientism, Ep 164: Talking about Sentientism on "Knowing Animals" with philosopher Josh Milburn - a cross-post bonus episode - Aug 15, 2023
I've been lucky to have some fascinating conversations for @Sentientism about how religious worldviews relate to the #dairy / beef / leather industries in #India. This is a fascinating watch - available in Hindi & English: "Maa Ka Doodh" or "Mother's Milk" https://youtu.be/q5Y5sMz3RHU
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Mother's Milk (Maa Ka Doodh) Full Movie | English | 4K
A doctor turned documentarian, quits his job and embarks on an investigative journey across India to find out if there is indeed a link between the nation’s massive dairy consumption and its beef exports.
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00:00 - Introduction
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00:00 - Introduction
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