I'm Brian, we weren't told to do an introductory post, but I feel like it's customary. I'm a sophomore philosophy major from Tewksbury, which is out in EMass. Metaphysically i'm a hard determinist and epistemologicaly a fallible realist and as such the world is a dank damp dark place where its objects are constantly misapprehended and we are thrown about by the essentially arbitrary whims of a determined fate. Resultingly I seriously doubt there is any inherent moral value in things and morality thus must be derived from our collective desire to get along and accomplish things together.
I am a veggie, though I sort of wish I wasn't so I could contribute to the diversity of opinions in class. In the future when I am not dependent on Aramark for so much of my food I plan to be vegan. I am inspired quite a bit by my younger brother who went vegan at 15 and is now getting involved with animal rights activism. As a Buddhist I take the whole 'may all beings be free from fear and suffering' bit rather seriously.
I hope this class gives me a better understanding of the dimensions and depth of animal's role in human society so that in the future I can make more informed decisions about what is moral behavior when relating to non-human animals.
I am a veggie, though I sort of wish I wasn't so I could contribute to the diversity of opinions in class. In the future when I am not dependent on Aramark for so much of my food I plan to be vegan. I am inspired quite a bit by my younger brother who went vegan at 15 and is now getting involved with animal rights activism. As a Buddhist I take the whole 'may all beings be free from fear and suffering' bit rather seriously.
I hope this class gives me a better understanding of the dimensions and depth of animal's role in human society so that in the future I can make more informed decisions about what is moral behavior when relating to non-human animals.
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