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On Peter.Singer's Academic Thinking About Animal Emancipating

Posted on:2011-08-14Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D F XuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2120360302998661Subject:Philosophy of science and technology
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This article discusses Peter Singer's animal·emancipating the mind, the main body of the paper were the formation of emancipating the mind from Singh animals, animal origin and rise of emancipating the mind, Singh Singh animals on Animal Liberation and analysis of the emancipation of the mind Four blocks to elaborate.First of all, Singh is due to the formation of animal liberation to various reasons the intertwined with the formation. Whether the social aspects of reality, a series of brutal animal to Singh has had a strong psychological impact; or religious theology factors, "the Bible" in the story and thinking about religion quietly changing Singh thinking; also philosophy and cultural reasons, utilitarianism Singh described his thinking as an important tool when; today's technological factors, the formation of these ideas for Singh plays an important role.Second, the animal form of emancipating the mind has a long history and theoretical foundation, the paper mainly traceable from theology and philosophy to explain aspects of cultural origin of animal origin of emancipating the mind. The principle of equality from the interests of animals, species discrimination and the utilitarian theory of moral equality of critical thinking on three sides discussed the theoretical basis for animal liberation. Anthropocentrism from the early to the later non-anthropocentrism, human treatment of nature, animals, attitude towards nature from that tool as a means of human beings, than the status of all people, to deal with the relationship between man and nature, into respect for nature, the natural equality of treatment. Vigorous animal liberation movement unfolded.Again, in this part of emancipating the mind of animals Singh, the paper describes the three main aspects, namely, to consider the interests of the principle of equality, to promote vegetarianism and critical species discrimination. Understanding these theories on Singh's mastery of a certain animal emancipation of the mind.Finally, the paper from the traditional Chinese and western ecological ethics ethics of life of both animals Singh emancipating the mind, and to analyze from the perspective of ecological harmony Singh animal emancipate the mind, come we should form a harmonious ecological ethics concern for people and nature coexist in harmony. Create a sustainable environment.
Keywords/Search Tags:Peter Singer, animal liberation, religious theology, interests of equality, species discrimination
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