3rd Meeting

***Note*** This week's meeting has been postponed due to difficulties with google docs, see below for updated details

Hey folks,

The third meeting of the group will held on Wednesday October 5th at 5'oclock in the ANUSA Student Space (near the Commonwealth Bank in Union Court at the ANU)

We're going to focus on the role of reason in animal ethics. The two readings that have been selected propose approaches to the animal question which are in direct conflict. The first is by Jeremy Bentham, who calls for a rational animal ethics. Access it here: Bentham - A Utilitarian View. The second is by Cathryn Bailey, who argues that reason has historically been used as a tool of subjugation. In her view, rationalism is in fact the source of multiple oppressions - not least that endured by animals. Check it out here: Bailey - The Valorisation of Reason