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Robert Nozick on nonhuman animals : rights, value and the meaning of life
In his chapter, Josh Milburn argues that Robert Nozick considers nonhuman animals in his philosophical writings, but that these discussions are downplayed in animal ethics and Nozick scholarship. This is regrettable, Milburn proposes, as Nozick is far more sympathetic to animal rights than many other libertarians. Milburn thus offers an analysis of Nozick’s animal ethics. Nozick’s arguments concerning vegetarianism and speciesism are considered, and Milburn argues that tensions in Nozick’s political philosophy potentially open the door to animal rights. Whatever their place in his political philosophy, Milburn contends, nonhuman animals find a comfortable home in Nozick’s axiology and ethics, with their value and the significance of our duties towards them affirmed. Milburn concludes that animal ethicists could learn from Nozick’s distinctive arguments and approaches and find an unexpected ally
Пламя. 2016. № 073
I distinguish between three different ideas that have been recently
discussed under the heading of 'the intrinsic goods of childhood':
that childhood is itself intrinsically valuable, that certain goods
are valuable only for children, and that children are being owed other
goods than adults. I then briefly defend the claim the childhood is
intrinsically good. Most of the chapter is dedicated to the analysis,
and rejection, of the claim that certain goods are valuable only for
children. This has implications about how a good society should trade
off economic productivity on the one hand and goods such as play and
unstructured time on the other hand
Bicycle messengers and the road to freedom
Despite its promise of freedom and autonomy, the ubiquity of the automobile has influenced unforeseen ecological, social, and political change. In Against Automobility, a panel of distinguished scholars take a critical look at the contradiction of the automobile