Comparative Philosophy Workshop系列第一讲：Race, Class, and Animals

Comparative Philosophy Workshop

Organizer: Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai)，Sun Yat-sen University
Topic: Race, Class, and Animals
Speaker: Dr. Luis Rodrigues
               Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University
Moderator: Professer Jun-Hyeok Kwak
Time: Sept. 24th, 10:00am
Venue: Conference Room I, Administrative Building of SYSU, Zhuhai Campus.
Abstract:
In contemporary philosophy and societies, there is an increasing concern about the rights of animals. Equally, in contemporary philosophy and societies, there is a concern on not propagating racist and classist ideologies. Nevertheless, these two concerns sometimes clash. In particular, worries about the rights of animals may sometimes be expressed and institutionalized in ways that favor dominant groups in society while neglecting the interests of those who are dominated. In this article, I evaluate to what extent two approaches to animals - animal welfarism and animal abolitionism - engage in a racist and classist logic. I contend that both do this: welfarism does so by using racist and classist concepts of “humane treatment” and “necessary use”, while abolitionism contributes by imposing veganism as a universal norm. I end the article by suggesting a framework by which to address these tensions.

Comparative Philosophy Workshop系列第一讲

主办：中山大学哲学系（珠海）
主题：种族、阶级与动物
主讲人：Dr. Luis Rodrigues（中山大学哲学系（珠海）研究员）
主持：郭峻赫教授
时间：2016年9月24日上午10:00
地点：中山大学珠海校区行政楼第一会议室
报告摘要：
在当代哲学和社会中，人们越来越关注动物的权利。与此同时，也存在着对不传播种族主义和阶级歧视的关注。然则，这两种关注有时会发生冲突。特别是，人们有时会以下述方式来表达对动物权利的担忧并将之制度化，也即它有利于社会中的主导群体，但却忽视了那些受支配群体的利益。在本文中，我评估了两种动物权利的解释——即动物福利主义与动物废除主义——在何种程度上均参与了种族主义和阶级歧视的逻辑。我认为这两种解释都是如此：福利主义是通过“人道待遇”和“必要的使用”这些种族主义与阶级歧视的概念，而废除主义则将实行素食主义当做普遍规范。最后，我提出建立一个框架来处理这种张力。