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The 2015 Society for Applied Philosophy annual lecture was given by Professor Shelly Kagan of Yale University. 

Abstract: Peter Singer famously argued in Animal Liberation that almost all of us are speciesists, unjustifiably favoring the interests of humans over the similar interests of other animals.  Although I long found that charge compelling, I now find myself having doubts.  This paper starts by trying to get clear about the nature of speciesism, and then argues that Singer’s attempt to show that speciesism is a mere prejudice is unsuccessful.  But I also argue that most of us are not actually speciesists at all, but rather accept a view I call modal personism.  Although I am not confident that modal personism can be adequately defended, it is, at the very least, a philosophical view worthy of further consideration.    

2015 - SAP Annual Lecture: Shelly Kagan, 'What's Wrong with Speciesism?'

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1417 Travel Tips for Venezuela

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1418 A Look at Venezuela

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1421 Traveling with Kids

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1424 Food We Hate

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1423 Comfort Food

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1425 - MegTodd - Animals on the Farm

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1426 - Animals at the  Zoo

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1427 - Cheating in School

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1428 - Caught Cheeting

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1430 Special Spots in Indonesia

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1429  Beautiful Bali

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