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Animal rights activist and Professor Tom Regan holds the position that it is justifiable to completely abolish the use of animals in science, agriculture, hunting and so on. He justifies this position on the theory of inherent value which he defines as the state in which every being is more than a mere receptable, and he concludes that all who have inherent value are to have it equally. Therefore, if a thing has inherent value it is wrong not to show respect for its value, i.e. To treat it as a mere resource for the use of others, as a means to an end. Because animals are included among things with inherent value Regan argues that to use them as a means to an end is morally wrong.
The argument against Regan's view is not that non-humans do not have rights. Non-humans, that is, animals have a right to humane treatment but that animals do not have "person-rights" such as freedom of worship or the right to an education. Not because human beings are remiss to grant animals these rights but because animals lack the capacity to exercise such rights. Regan would argue that there are classes of human beings that also lack the capacity to exercise these rights such as children or the mentally handicapped but these type are accorded these rights in anticipation of their being exercised at some point in the future. Animals, on the other hand, will never be in a position to be accorded these rights in anticipation.
The other quality or ability that Regan fails to consider is the aspect of language. Language affords humans with the ability to respond. Respond to not only images but also abstractions, propositions, hypotheses and moral principles. This ability distinguishes humans from non-humans in that through this capacity humans are able to develop a self-concept distinguishable from all other humans. Non-humans totally lack this ability.
The fact that humans are interactive allows them to effect the quality of their lives. Humans enjoy mental and emotional pain; they possess self-respect, intellectual and creative capacity and, thus, deserve a moral consideration beyond that of animals.
Bartoleme De Las Casas An Analysis of the Activism of Bartoleme De Las Casas Often characterized by modern historians as the "Defender and the apostle to the Indians," Bartolome de Las Casas is known for exposing and condemning as well as exaggerating and misrepresenting the violent practices of Spanish colonizers of the New World against Native Americans. Marked by emotional polemic and often embellished statistics, Las Casas' voluminous works brought him both
Another dream would be to expand outside Asia in the long-term and the Taiyo team should go into specifics (or at least into rough outline) about how to achieve this. The Taiyo team should also discuss strategies for future competition A related subject would be how to further increase shareholder value and improve company's operation Finally, the Taiyo team should brainstorm ideas on how to improve cash flow and increase the value
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Gilman was a social activist and herself experienced mental illness. These elements infuse her story "The Yellow Wallpaper" with greater meaning and urgency for Feminism and for plight of females then and now. Gilman as social activist Gilman advocates for woman. The woman owned by males and disallowed by husband, male physician, and brother from leaving the room becomes mad. The woman is imprisoned -- locked in. Males stunt and kill her life.
and, Buchanan and Nader list the same laundry list of why corporations are trying to circumvent national laws, citing environmental, health-and-safety, wage-and-hour and civil-rights reasons. Impacts on our border are also areas where Buchanan and Nader express similar criticism of NAFTA. Buchanan is concerned that the long-term objective of NAFTA is to erase all United States borders to create a merger of the United States, Mexico and Canada in a
Pinochet's Case is Not Yet Satisfying to Chilean and Human Rights Activists Although hampered by internal constraints and challenges, the nation of Chile stands poised to enter the 21st century as a major player in the world's international community. On the one hand, the sound economic policies that were first implemented by the Pinochet dictatorship resulted in unprecedented growth in 1991- 1997; these policies have also helped secure the country's