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This 6 page paper discusses the philosophical debate on the question of whether or not humans should eat animals. This paper considers the pro-animal rights views embodied by author J.M. Coetzee's “The Lives of Animals”. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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by philosophical debate. Everyone from ancient philosophers to modern theorists has failed to come to an answer that is satisfactory to all. The problem, of course, is that
we consider ourselves superior to animals. We believe that we are not only rational and conscious creatures but creatures with a soul. Animals, we believe, have none of
these attributes. Those types of beliefs, however, are not shared by everyone. Indeed, those beliefs have been rebutted in everything from professional philosophical treatises to the fictional literature.
One particularly interesting rebuttal that falls in the latter category is given Elizabeth Costello, a fictional character created by author John Coetzee.
Elizabeth Costello is the central character in Coetzees "The Lives of Animals". An aging novelist that has achieved considerable fame in life, Costello is now at a
point in her life where she is more in tune with the issue of animal rights than she ever has been in the past. She has, in fact, become
so vocal about the issues that she has begun to drive people away from her. Despite her poor reception by those
that disagree with her philosophically, Costello makes many valid points about animal rights. She is particularly critical of mankinds view of animals under the utilitarian approach where animals are
viewed as resources for us to do with what we choose. This is a dominionistic approach and nature is a challenge to be conquered not a beauty to be
appreciated and valued. Some even take a negativistic view of animals and consider at least some of them as denizens that need to be eliminated. Consider, for example,
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