Present and discuss three different ways that our ideas about animals
Present and discuss three different ways that our ideas about animals (or three ideas about animals that) seem paradoxical or contradictory. Pick at least one from Fudge, and at least one from Herzog.
Present and discuss three different ways that our ideas about animals
Select TWO questions, and answer EACH OF THEM in at least 3 full pages, but no more than 5 full pages EACH.
Remember to use your own words, and not to quote or to plagiarize other people’s words.
However, be sure to bring up points raised by authors we have read in answer to each problem.
The answers should not just be your opinion (which I expect to be a thoughtful synthesis of ideas), but should show that you read, understood, reflected on, and can apply the readings.
Note: You can choose to do either #1 or #2, but not both; you can choose to do #3 or #4, but not both; and you can choose to do one of the questions marked #5, #6 or #7, but not two of these.
Use standard formatting (Times font 12, 1” borders), and double space without adding extra spaces between paragraphs.
1. Present and discuss three different ways that our ideas about animals (or three ideas about animals that) seem paradoxical or contradictory. Pick at least one from Fudge, and at least one from Herzog.
Be sure that it is clear how each of the three ways is paradoxical or contradictory. Pick one of the three ideas:
How might someone argue that this idea is not contradictory? Do you agree or disagree with this argument? Explain your answer.
2. Both Fudge and Herzog discuss animal experimentation, and both point out the contradictions in our ideas about doing experiments on animals. Discuss the concerns of Fudge and Herzog in excruciating detail.
Does either author resolve the contradictions? If so, how? If not, why not? Do you find either author’s resolution (or lack thereof) satisfying? Why or why not? Explain clearly and adequately.
3. Discuss a psychological or anthropological term discussed in the readings, like grief, culture, fairness, or having a concept of death, in relation to what is required to attribute this term to a human.