My first journal article has just been published in The Philosophical Quarterly.
I argue against an increasingly popular way to argue humans matter more than animals
And: 10 years ago today, I first arrived at university. V lucky I can mark it this way
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Sex, dating, and discrimination. New episode today! We ask: what counts as discrimination in dating, and what is simply following your preferences? Is looks-based discrimination a thing? And more!
https://t.co/a8jORWNaSX
UK chicken industry lobby thinks it would be a travesty to "process" less than 1 billion chickens a year. The way they speak about animals is disgusting
No, no and no.
#FactoryFarming - food waste on a massive scale - is not the future of a sustainable, secure food system, as well as having awful environmental and #AnimalWelfare impacts
https://t.co/anhkMIjzF3
No, no and no.
#FactoryFarming - food waste on a massive scale - is not the future of a sustainable, secure food system, as well as having awful environmental and #AnimalWelfare impacts
https://t.co/anhkMIjzF3
It's live and taking off! Is the #manosphere making men incapable of love? New episode of Surprising Ethics! On masculinity, misogyny, vulnerability and love. Listen hereeee https://t.co/ldNtOZVI6B...
New episode on the philosophy of new year's resolutions! Discussing how to set fulfilling resolutions and whether resolutions are a good idea in what Bertrand Russell thinks is a culture of insane hyper-productivity #NewYearsResolutions https://t.co/a8jORWNIIv
Is envy morally *good*? Far from being a deadly sin, does it drive progress and help us understand ourselves? Sarah Protasi thinks so. In today's Surprising Ethics episode we discuss envy's virtues, self-esteem, self-acceptance, love, and social comparison https://t.co/a8jORWNIIv
It's World Philosophy Day! Why not celebrate hard with an episode of Surprising Ethics? For the most intriguing ideas in philosophy. Link to platforms: https://t.co/a8jORWNIIv
Will AI have rights? Will AI really become conscious? Why? My podcast has a new episode where you can hear from experts on both sides of the debate https://t.co/a8jORWNaSX
I just wrote this, on whether a UK supermarket is producing the 'happy, natural, ethically raised' pigs it claims to in new animal welfare drive.
https://t.co/r8xhOdhLp9
Happy to recommend a new philosophy podcast: Surprising Ethics, by @will_gildea.
One of the early episodes (https://t.co/I24xrw2xwb) very thoughtfully discusses some of my work on the moral status of (non-)monogamy.
@ReuelWilliams3 I think there's another way. We can also use moral principles, instead of comparisons. Eg 'it's wrong to cause suffering for no good reason ', or 'it's wrong to kill beings that don't want to die and have conscious lives without absolutely needing to'.
V excited to say I just launched a podcast!! Surprising Ethics is all about the most interesting and surprising ideas in ethics and political theory. 3 launch episodes+ 1-min trailer here! https://t.co/H6JnZS0gZ2
Dr Isabella Trifan from @UniEssexGovt:
“Today’s announcement is a step forward—not because 16-year-olds can pay taxes, but because they are citizens who are affected by policy and are as capable of voting as many adults are.”
#VotingAge#YouthVoice#Democracy#WeAreEssex
Extract of my letter in the Guardian today:
That Luiz Hoinkis chose to clone his dog may seem to be a sign of his sincere love for animals. But his decision and the growing pet‑cloning industry that makes it possible may instead be an indication that...
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Filmed a squirrel and groundhog for family. 2 hrs later saw dead squirrel on road nearby. Depressing, though our speciesist world can make it confusing to feel sadness properly. Annihilation is apparently only serious for those with a certain bits of deoxyribonucleic acid!