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In 55 BC, the Roman leader Pompey staged a combat between humans and elephants. Surrounded in the arena, the animals perceived that they had no hope of escape. According to Pliny, they then “entreated ...

Americans continue to rate U.S. moral values negatively, on balance, and overwhelmingly agree that they are getting worse. A 47% plurality of Americans currently rate U.S. moral values as "poor," 37% ...

James Dwyer, a professor of law at William & Mary, was at home leaning back in his recliner attempting to think and to study when distracted by his two young daughters. “They were just bouncing all ...

Based on: Life before Birth: The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses by Steinbock Bonnie ( New York : Oxford University Press, 1992 ), 219 pp., $29.95 Continued polarization of opinion about ...

When I first learned of NYU philosopher Jeff Sebo's new book The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it, and I am thrilled I did. In his eye-opening ...

The controversial author on the importance of updating his landmark book on animal liberation, being ‘flexibly vegan’ and the ethical dangers of artificial intelligence for the non-human world ...

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