Argentine flag 2 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date March 22, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsHuman ExceptionalismMedicine Tagged , __k-review, abortion, adoption, animal personhood, Argentina, BioEdge, doctor, habeas corpus, Hippocratic Oath, human life, medical conscience, orangutan, pregnancy, rape, Sweden, zoo In Argentina, Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Refusing to Terminate Pregnancy Wesley J. Smith March 22, 2020 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Medicine 4 I can write those words. I understand their meaning. But I can’t comprehend such an utter rejection of human exceptionalism. Read More ›
elephant Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date February 29, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsHuman Exceptionalism Tagged , __edited, animal personhood, animal rights, animal welfare, Bronx Zoo, chimpanzees, Court of Appeals, elephant, Eugene M. Fahey, habeas corpus, Happy, judge, Nonhuman Rights Project, sentience Judge Wishes She Could Rule Elephant a “Person” Wesley J. Smith February 29, 2020 Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism 4 This kind of thinking drives me nuts. First, we don’t treat animals as mere things or as being akin to inanimate objects. Read More ›
pig 2 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date November 20, 2019 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , __edited, animal husbandry, animal personhood, animal standing, animal welfare, Argentina, chimpanzees, elephant, Florida, Germany, New York State, Nonhuman Rights Project, orangutan, PETA, slaves, species barrier In Germany, Constitutional Rights for…Pigs Wesley J. Smith November 20, 2019 Bioethics 2 The issue is known as “animal standing,” and activists want to let beasts sue in court to “break the species barrier.” Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 15, 2016 CategoriesLinguisticsNeuroscience & MindZoology Tagged , __tedited, abstract thought, animal intelligence, animal personhood, common sense, David Hume, human intelligence, Jeffrey Shallit, language, Nature David Hume Notwithstanding, Abstract Thought in Animals Is a Myth Michael Egnor July 15, 2016 Linguistics, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology 6 Abstract thought in animals is a cultural myth at the heart of the Darwinian understanding of man. Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 16, 2016 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , __tedited, animal personhood, animal rights, anti-human exceptionalism, bioethics, consciousness, feelings, fish, pets Now They Say We Shouldn’t Eat Fish! Wesley J. Smith May 16, 2016 Bioethics 3 Right, leave all that nutritious food for the seals, sharks, and barracudas. Read More ›
