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-- NonaFarahnik - 25 Feb 2010 Since I started this Talk page and I get to edit everyone's stuff pretty soon, I have some sort of power over what goes on here. As such, I am going to pretend that whoever else comments will listen to what I say. I find it offensive and counter-productive to our conversation when we malign another person's comments by acting so incredulous as to be demeaning. There is a fine line between when criticism stops being constructive and we should try our best to be mindful of it. Eben is the benevolent monarch and he knows what he is doing, even though I question the effectiveness of some of the language he uses with his scary red text. If we are bemoaning the lack of empathy in the way we treat other living things, we should at least be mindful of the fact that those other living things have feelings. We undermine the very purpose of this class when we scare people into silence, which is why some people never take a stab at joining the conversation. I Will edit your mean comments away. I AM THE MONARCH OF MY TALK PAGES AND MY TALK PAGES ARE FRIENDLY TALK PAGES :).
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 Mr Dawkins is all about genetics! But his ethical theories, or the ethical implications latent in his scientific works, really do revolve around biology. In The Selfish Gene, he created a whole new paradigm about classifying kinship, that is, he called humans and animals all "gene machines" and explores the biological implications therein. It's a really great book if you get a chance to read it, what with all our free time. wink

-- EricaSelig - 03 Mar 2010

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>		Martha Nussbaum has a great essay arguing for a cosmopolitan approach to morality. I recommend it highly to anyone interested in these issues. It's concise, vividly written, and makes a compelling case for cosmopolitanism. It's available here:

http://www.bostonreview.net/BR19.5/nussbaum.html

-- DevinMcDougall - 10 Mar 2010

 
 
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