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"All Animals Are Equal"
Date Submitted: 09/10/2001 15:59:59
In order to understand Peter Singer's article "All Animals Are Equal", one has to look at his viewpoint and perspective. Singer is a utilitarian, which is someone who believes that best outcome is something that causes that greatest amount of pleasure (or the least amount of pain) for the greatest number of people. However, in this definition the word 'people' is used, as to mean only humans. This is the point that Singer is trying
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it. Then that way they don't have to feel guilty every time they pick up a hamburger, and they can just go on enjoying it. This is a controversial topic, and Singer proved his point that animals should be extended the equality of consideration that a person shows his own species.
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"Singer's Utilitarian Animal Rights". April 20, 2004. <http://web.carroll.edu/msmillie/envethics/singer.htm>
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