122. DUPLICATING SUFFERING - Economics and Ethics When Experimenting With Animals

June 20, 2022 by DaN McKee in Animal Rights, Economics, Death, Ethics, Obligation, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Vegetarianism

“a possible case could be made for accepting certain, limited, forms of animal experimentation but not within the current economic system because it is structurally set up to maximise, rather than minimise, the possible duplication of unnecessary suffering due to prioritising intellectual property rights over the rights of non-human (and human) animals.“

REMINDER: PHILOSOPHY GETS SCHOOLED

June 17, 2022 by DaN McKee in Philosophy

The excellent new Philosophy A-level podcast from Simon Kirchin - Philosophy Gets Schooled - continues to put out new episodes, some of which feature Philosophy Unleashed’s DaN McKee. DaN’s on episodes about utilitarianism, war and peace, and eating animals, but there is also an excellent episode out about deontological ethics and Kant too. More are coming out each week and if you are an A-level Philosophy student they come highly recommended! Well worth a listen.