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Books Books
LIBERATION, LIBERATION, that that factory-farm factory-farm conditions conditions
frustrate frustrate animals' animals' innate innate natures natures and and desires. desires.
"Here "Here the the fundamental fundamental liberal liberal assumption assumption is is
placed placed on on its its naturalistic naturalistic basis--that basis--that all all
creatures creatures should should be be left left to to do do what what comes comes
naturally naturally to to them, them, since since the the natural natural incli- incli-
nations nations naturally naturally lead lead to to what what is is most most whole- whole-
some some and and advantageous advantageous for for aa creature, creature, and and
thus thus aa life life according according to to unhmapered unhmapered natural natural
inclination inclination is is assumed assumed (romantically) (romantically) to to
be be the the best best kind kind of of life." life." This This is is not not in in
fact fact correct correct as as an an account account of of the the position position
held held by by Singer Singer and and other other "contemporary "contemporary
defenders defenders of of animal animal rights." rights." Singer's Singer's
argument argument is is that that animals animals have have unlearned unlearned
desires desires which which are are frustrated frustrated under under factory- factory-
farm farm conditions, conditions, causing causing suffering; suffering; the the
fundamental fundamental assumption assumption here here is is not not that that all all
creatures creatures should should be be left left to to do do what what comes comes
naturally naturally to to them them (though (though of of course course one one
miggt miggt believe believe that), that), but but that that suffering suffering
is is ad. ad.
In In Goodman's Goodman's long long introduction introduction we we encounter encounter
Kant, Kant, in in the the midst midst of of aa discussion discussion of of the the
fable's fable's mystical mystical ecology. ecology. Goodman Goodman correctly correctly
notes notes that that "from "from the the [Kantianl [Kantianl notion notion that that
the the moral moral law law commands commands the the creation creation of of a a
kingdom kingdom of of ends ends it it does does not not follow follow that that
only only persons persons can can be be objects objects of of moral moral treat- treat-
ment", ment", though though II doubt doubt that that "the "the argument argument
extends extends to to plants plants and and inanimate inanimate objects objects as as
well well as as to to animals." animals." The The central central moral moral
concept concept in in the the fable, fable, according according to to Goodman, Goodman,
is is "the "the concept concept that that every every animal animal species species
and and in in aa way way every every animal animal individual individual is is
an an end end in in itself itself (despite (despite the the fact fact that that none none
is is aa moral moral subject subject or or in in aa human human sense sense aa
conscious conscious subj subj ect) ect) through. through. .. .. the the
possibility possibility of of human human subjects subjects projecting projecting
themselves themselves into into any any creature's creature's position." position."
Goodman Goodman discusses discusses Darwin, Darwin, Maimonides, Maimonides, Spinoza, Spinoza,
Plutarch, Plutarch, Descartes, Descartes, Plato, Plato, Mary Mary Midgley Midgley
and and many many others others whose whose ideas ideas he he belives belives can can be be
usefully usefully compared compared to to those those in in this this work. work. The The
fable fable itself itself is is often often charming charming and and sometimes sometimes
wise. wise. Anyone Anyone who who enjoyed enjoyed Stephen Stephen R. R. L. L. Clark's Clark's
THE THE MORAL MORAL STATUS STATUS OF OF would, would, II expect, expect,
GOODMAN, GOODMAN, LENN LENN EVAN EVAN (TRANS,), (TRANS,), THE THE CASE CASE OF OF TijE TijE
enjoy enjoy this this book, book, though though it it is is obviously obviously not not
ANIMALS ANIMALS VERSUS VERSUS MAN MAN BEFORE BEFORE THE THE KING KING OF OF THE THE JINN JINN
essential essential reading reading for for philosophers. philosophers.
(BOSTON: (BOSTON: TWAYNE) TWAYNE) 1978. 1978.
Edward Edward Johnson Johnson
This This book book is is aa philosophical philosophical curiosity: curiosity: .a .a
University University of of New New Orleans Orleans
tenth-century tenth-century Arabic Arabic ecological ecological fable fable
about about 150 150 pages. pages. Goodman, Goodman, the the ..
provides provides another another hundred hundred pages pages of of
notes in in which which we we encounter encounter such such and and notes,
aa the the Case Case of of the the Animals as as comparison between between
and and Peter Peter argument, argument, in in ANII1AL ANII1AL

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