OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANIMALS

PHIL 2080.01 -- FALL 2000

Bob Corbett, instructor

MEETS: 3:00 -- 4:20 PM, TUESDAY / THURSDAY

BELOW YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION ON:

Date General topics Class Readings, assignments and expectations
Aug. 22 General introduction. 1
Aug. 24 General introduction, concluded 2 Read Corbett's essay Four Positions on Animals
Aug. 29 Peter Singer's rights rooted in pain and anti-speciesism 3 Read Regan/Singer, pp. 73-86. Read Corbett's 2 papers, Corbett's comments on Singer's specieism and Corbett's model precis.
Aug. 31 Peter Singer's rights rooted in pain and anti-speciesism 4 Reread Regan/Singer, pp. 73-86. Write out and hand in before class, 2 questions on Singer's essay that you think are puzzling and significant.
Sept. 5 Peter Singer's rights rooted in pain and anti-speciesism 5 Try to have formulated a clear analysis of Signer's fundamental position, and your own critical stance regarding it.
Sept. 7 Tom Regan's rights rooted in a fundamental intuition and negative arguments 6 Oral presentation by Tia Kreinbring. Read Regan/Singer, pp. 105-138. Write and hand in the first precis..
Sept. 12 Tom Regan's rights rooted in a fundamental intuition and negative arguments 7 Oral presentation by Allison Curry.Write out and hand in before class, 2 questions on Regan's essay that you think are puzzling and significant.
Sept. 14 Tom Regan's rights rooted in a fundamental intuition and negative arguments 8 Oral presentation by Tyson Schaffner and Brian Yawberry.
Sept. 19 Animal Welfare, Darwinism and animal intelligence 9 Oral presentation by Carmen Beier.
Sept. 21 Discussion of animal intelligence 10 Oral presentation by Allison Duncan. Read Rogers, pp. 1-54. .
Sept. 26 Discussion of animal intelligence 11 Two oral presentations. Read Rogers, pp. 55-89
Sept. 28 Discussion of animal intelligence 12 Oral presentations by Candice Davis and Kate Ayers. Read Rogers, pp. 90-148. Write and hand in the second precis on pages 90-148..
Oct. 3 Discussion of animal intelligence 13 Oral presentations by Laura Neal and Davis Reefer.Read Rogers, pp. 148-195. Write and hand in the third precis on pages 148-195... Write out and hand in before class, 2 questions on the book that you think are puzzling and significant.
Oct. 5 Animal Intelligence and morality: Visit with Shannon Ostermueller 14
Oct. 10 Animal Intelligence and morality: Visit with Shannon Ostermueller 15
Oct. 12 Mid-term examination 16 Mid-term examination
Oct. 16 -20 FALL BREAK: NO CLASSES FALL BREAK: NO CLASSES
Oct. 24 Biblical, naturalist, Cartesian, Behaviorist arguments for use of animals 17 Read Singer, pp. 1 - 22.
Oct. 26 Biblical, naturalist, Cartesian, Behaviorist arguments for use of animals 18 Oral presentation by Gayle Marion.. Read Singer, pp. 23 - 38.
Oct. 31 Animal Welfare, Darwinism and animal intelligence 19 Oral presentation by David Reefer.Read Regan/Singer, pp. 122-131. Write and hand in the fourth precis..
Nov. 2 Animal Welfare, Darwinism and animal intelligence 20 Read Regan/Singer, pp. 95 - 104. Oral presentations by Matt Heffner and Alicia Scott.
Nov. 7 Animal rights and welfare rooted in ecological interdependence 21 Oral presentations by Allison Duncan and Candice Davis. Read Regan/Singer, pp. 119-138.
Nov. 9 Animal rights and welfare rooted in ecological interdependence 22 Oral presentation by Laura Neal. Read Regan/Singer, pp. 159-175.
Nov. 14 Eating animals 23 Oral presentation by Tyson Schaffner. Read Regan/Singer pp.159-195. Write and hand in the fifth precis..
Nov. 16 Animal experiementation 24 Oral presentations by Matt Heffner and Tia Gayle Marion Read Regan/Singer pp.197-215
Nov. 21 Animal experiementation 25 Read Regan/Singer pp.216-236.
Nov. 23 THANKSGIVING: NO CLASS THANKSGIVING: NO CLASS
Nov. 28 Discussion of Pets 26 Oral presentation by Alicia Scott. Read Regan/Singer pp. 237-251
Nov. 30 Discussion of species and environment 27 Oral presentation by Cadice Davis. Read Regan/Singer pp. 252-272
Dec. 5 Discussion of Zoos 28 Oral presentation by Brian Yawberry.
Dec. 7 Shannon's final paper and discussion 29
Dec. 12 or 14 Final Examination 30 Final Examination

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