Moral Vegetarianism vs. Moral Omnivorism

It is supererogatory to refrain from eating meat, just as it is supererogatory to refrain from driving cars, living in apartments, and wearing makeup, for the welfare of animals. If all animals are equal, and if nonhuman omnivores, such as bears and baboons, are justified in killing the members of other species, such as gazelles and buffaloes, for food, humans are also justified in killing the members of other species, such as cows, pigs, and chickens, for food. In addition, it is fair for humans to eat animals because humans are also eaten by animals

Refrain

Refrain is set in 1950s Larissa, TX, where the disappearance of four local girls catapults the town into crisis, forcing them to confront their complicity and disregard for Native American life. Told from multiple points of view, including that of 11-year-old Emily, who must reckon with her own racial identity after being visited by her ancestors, the novel excavates the town's violent history amidst the urgent search for the abducted children.Includes bibliographical references

Sparkling & Bright

[First Solo]Sparkling and bright, in liquid light,Does the wine our goblets gleam in,With hue as red, as the rosy bed, Which a bee would choose to dream in. [Refrain-sung twice in a row][Primo, Secondo, Bass]Then drink to the night with hearts as light,To love as gay and fleeting,As bubbles that swim, on the beaker\u27s brim,And break on the lips while meeting. [Second Solo]Oh! if mirth might arrest the flightOf time, through lifes dominions, We here awhile, would now beguileThe grey beard of his pinions.Then drink to night &c. [Refrain] [Third Solo]But since delight can\u27t stop the wight,Nor found regret delay him,Nor love himself, can hold the elfNor sober friendship stay him.Then drink to night &c. [Refrain

“I don’t want the responsibility:” The moral implications of avoiding dependency relations with companion animals

I argue that humans have moral relationships with dogs and cats that they could adopt, but do not. The obligations of those of us who refrain from incurring particular relationships with dogs and cats are correlative with the power of persons with what Jean Harvey calls “interactive power,” the power to take the initiative in and direct the course of a relationship. I connect Harvey’s points about interactive power to my application of Eva Kittay’s “dependency critique,” to show that those of us who refrain from incurring particular relationships of dependency rely on caregivers in our communities and regions to fulfill the moral and social demands that an abundance of unowned companionable animals makes on the community

Viennese Refrain

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Fading refrain

Lauren Chapin, AB '81, documents in images and words Missouri's rural women, whose numbers are dwindling

On the Use of Information in Repeated Insurance Markets

We analyze the use of information in a repeated oligopolistic insurance market. To sustain collusion, insurance companies might refrain from changing their pricing schedules even if new information about risks becomes available. We therefore provide an explanation for the existence of "unused observables" that is information whic

The Duty to Disobey Immigration Law

Many political theorists argue that immigration restrictions are unjust and defend broadly open borders. In this paper, I examine the implications of this view for individual conduct. In particular, I argue that the citizens of states that enforce unjust immigration restrictions have duties to disobey certain immigration laws. States conscript their citizens to help enforce immigration law by imposing legal duties on these citizens to monitor, report, and refrain from interacting with unauthorized migrants. If an ideal of open borders is true, these laws are unjust. Furthermore, if citizens comply with their legal duties, they contribute to violating the rights of migrants. We are obligated to refrain from contributing to rights-violations. So, citizens are obligated to disobey immigration laws. I defend the moral requirement to disobey immigration laws against the objection that disobedience to the law is excessively risky and the objection that citizens have political obligations to obey the law

Here comes the sun: the promise of solar energy

George Harrison, the youngest Beatle, wrote the classic “Here Comes the Sun” in 1969 after spending a glorious day walking around his friend Eric Clapton’s garden. Today, Harrison’s refrain, “And I say, ‘It’s All right’,” accords well with a solar power industry that has grown more than 30 percent in the past six years and received tax-favorable legislative approval in 2006