Philolzophy

Non-humans

Piercing Your Baby’s Ears: What Would Peter Singer Say?

I wonder what Peter Singer would say about this? His usual argument is that adult non-human animals deserve more moral consideration than a newborn human baby because the adult is self-aware whereas the newborn is ...

Aug, 26

Best Practices for Pretending You Like Children

You probably like your siblings’ children on principle because they are your blood, and because they are cute and exciting and they don’t come home with you and you’re probably not obligated to touch their ...

Sep, 27

Possible Explanations for Lady Gaga

Joke within a joke. Like all those campy ‘it was all a dream’ endings to teen shows like Saved by the Bell, maybe Lady G’s big reveal will be that it was all a joke. ...

Sep, 15

Pros and Cons of Being a Vegetarian

Pros: Not implicit in murder Get to feel ethically superior to meat-eaters Have a niche/indie/hipster interest that you can default to talking about at cocktail parties (or whatever the hipster equivalent is) Peter Singer might ...

May, 25

A Guide to the Different Types of Cats (With Pictures)

Happy Caturday! As I said before, I like dogs better, but like a lot of people, I experimented with cats in college. One day I came home and my cat smelled exactly like my friend’s ...

Apr, 02

Barlowe the Dog

    I like dogs better than cats because they love you more and they can run around with you and are more durable in case you accidentally step on them, or something. This is ...

Mar, 26

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