Course “Philosophy of Animals” (28-29 Nov 2022)
Historically, philosophical thinking about nonhuman animals goes back a long way. More recently, we are experiencing an unprecedented level of attention to human-animal relations and to animals as subjects in their own right. In light of current research, the relationships will be re-examined and critiqued.
The course “Philosophy of Animals” aims to provide an overview of systematic issues: the question of anthropological difference or differences and similarities between humans and animals, the question of the spirit of animals, and the question of our moral duties towards animals. Over one and a half days, central concepts and theories from philosophical animal studies and animal ethics will be presented and discussed with examples.
Course participants will receive an introduction to animal philosophy and its central fields of discourse. Participants will
- gain an insight into animal philosophy as an empirically informed discipline
- become familiar with three important areas of research in animal philosophy
- get to know and discuss basic concepts and theories of animal philosophy
- get to know and discuss basic concepts and theories of animal ethics
This course is especially for those who work directly on animals or with animal data.
time: Nov 28 (09:00-17:00); Nov 29 (09:00-13:00)
venue: Heyne-Haus, Büttnerraum 1 (Papendiek 17, 37073 Göttingen)
lecturer: Dr. Frederike Zenker (Basel University)
availble seats: 15
target group: PhD students from Life Sciences and Natural Sciences
registration: Please send an e-mail to ptcn@uni-goettingen.de.
For further information see https://uni-goettingen.de/de/666361.html