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Who is considered the founder of utilitarianism and the first philosopher to focus on the need for equal treatment of animals?
Who is considered the founder of utilitarianism and the first philosopher to focus on the need for equal treatment of animals?
Jeremy Bentham
What was Bentham's primary concern regarding the treatment of animals?
What was Bentham's primary concern regarding the treatment of animals?
The suffering humans imposed on animals.
In what year did Bentham write the following quote: 'But a full grown horse or dog is beyond comparison a more rational, as well as a more conversable animal, than an infant of a day, or a week, or even a month, old. But suppose they were otherwise, what would it avail. The question is not, ‘Can they reason. Nor can they talk. But, can they suffer.'
In what year did Bentham write the following quote: 'But a full grown horse or dog is beyond comparison a more rational, as well as a more conversable animal, than an infant of a day, or a week, or even a month, old. But suppose they were otherwise, what would it avail. The question is not, ‘Can they reason. Nor can they talk. But, can they suffer.'
1789
According to Vardy and Grosch, what are the 5 areas of debate around animal rights?
According to Vardy and Grosch, what are the 5 areas of debate around animal rights?
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What are some of the examples of ways animals are made to suffer at the hands of humans according to the text?
What are some of the examples of ways animals are made to suffer at the hands of humans according to the text?
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