Book Review: \u3cem\u3eHindu Perspectives on Evolution: Darwin, Dharma, and Design\u3c/em\u3e

A review of Hindu Perspectives on Evolution: Darwin, Dharma, and Design by C. Mackenzie Brown

The Specter of Speciesism: Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals

Waldau\u27s meticulous study assesses the origins of the term “speciesism,” coined by Ryder in 1970, and explores the link between speciesism and slavery, colonization, and the oppression of women and children. Just as ethical discourse has been transformed throughout history regarding these issues, the author argues that as more information becomes available, human attitudes regarding animals will evolve. Based on scientific research, he asserts that a new morality will arise that acknowledges the inherent moral standing of animals and will overturn the long-held view that animals serve only one purpose: to serve humanity

Thomas Berry, Buddhism, and the New Cosmology

Our contemporary awareness of an environmental ethic is understood to be based on representing a cosmology of the interconnection of all beings. This construct is coincident with the emerging sense of our present view of the phenomenal world and resonant with the insights of Theravada Buddhism