Guest guest Posted April 3, 2001 Report Share Posted April 3, 2001 Hello everyone, I'm currently organizing a debate on animal rights at my university. It would be interesting if you could give some ideas on how is the best way to approach the issue. I go to a very right wing law university and some of my colleagues hunt and love bullfighting. It's going to be a challenge but I've received some support from my lecturers. I would also like to ask for some reading advice, I want to be fully prepared as this is going to be a great battle. Anyway, my main objective is to get animal rights on the university/academic scene in order to give it more credibility and so people put some serious thought on it. Thank you Joana Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2001 Report Share Posted April 3, 2001 Oh my god..poor you. mertle >I go to a very right wing law university and some of my colleagues hunt and >love bullfighting _______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 Um, the Australian animal rights guy.... can't remember his name.... grrrr. Anyhow, he lots of books on the subjects- point out all the inconsistencies etc. Do a search on animal rights at one of the online books stores like amazon.co.uk , I'll remember his name soon. Regards, Rowan McCartney ETC Student Engineer Visteon ETS Room GB-28/851 Visteon Technical Centre Laindon, Basildon, Essex SS15 6EE, England. ( +44-(0)1268-40-6212 FordNet : 738-6212 * Rmccar14 Thomas and Joana Fisher [tomjo]03 April 2001 17:05vegan-network Subject: debate on animal rights Hello everyone, I'm currently organizing a debate on animal rights at my university. It would be interesting if you could give some ideas on how is the best way to approach the issue. I go to a very right wing law university and some of my colleagues hunt and love bullfighting. It's going to be a challenge but I've received some support from my lecturers. I would also like to ask for some reading advice, I want to be fully prepared as this is going to be a great battle. Anyway, my main objective is to get animal rights on the university/academic scene in order to give it more credibility and so people put some serious thought on it. Thank you Joana Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2001 Report Share Posted April 4, 2001 > " Thomas and Joana Fisher " <tomjo >Tue, 3 Apr 2001 17:05:12 +0100 > >I would also like to ask for some reading advice, I want to be fully prepar= >ed as this is going to be a great battle. > " Mccartney, Rowan (R.N.) " <rmccar14 >Wed, 4 Apr 2001 03:52:48 -0400 > >Um, the Australian animal rights guy.... can't remember his name.... grrrr. >Anyhow, he lots of books on the subjects- point out all the inconsistencies >etc. Do a search on animal rights at one of the online books stores like Depends in part I suppose on what proposition is being argued in the debate. If you are making an argument based specifically on rights then the likes of Tom Regan (e.g. " The Case for Animal Rights " ) might be a better bet. I guess the Australian that Rowan mentions is Peter Singer ( " Animal Liberation " ) -- but he is a utilitarian and doesn't argue from a rights angle. Both academic philosophers. The UK philosopher (and vegan I believe) Stephen Clark ( " The Moral Status of Animals " , ...) takes a good rhetorical approach backed with erudite philosophy. Mary Midgley is good too. Quite a challenge you have set yourself; I am full of admiration. Is it your intention to debate (on this occasion) on a broad front or tactically? Given the broad opposition one can anticipate in the environment you describe, it might be an idea to start with some small easily winnable point that isn't going to automatically generate antagonism. I wouldn't go in the first instance to hunting/bull-fighting as this is likely to affect people's ability to hear and will automatically define their stance. Is there something which people won't necessarily see as being integral to their identity/culture? Something that they might not be able to guess their family's or peers' opinions on? If you can begin by getting some potential adversaries to agree with you on some relatively uncontroversial point then you might find them following you on subsequent debates. Paul -- Paul Philbrow pp http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~pp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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