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Alan Saunders explores the big questions and arguments; he looks at the world of philosophy and at the world through philosophy.

Philosopher's Zone|2009-03-14 - Talking to the animals Episode

You can talk to the animals till the cows come home but will they talk back? Perhaps they do and you just don´t get the message. Either way, the fact that animals don´t seem to possess language has, since ancient Greek times, encouraged the view that they´re not capable of being rational and therefore not fit to be members of the community. This week, the Dutch philosopher René ten Bos questions our time-honoured views of animals and how to behave towards them.

[ Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]

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