“If you put it as 'complex nervous systems' it sounds pretty deflationary. What's so special about a complex nervous system? But of course, that complex nervous system allows you to do calculus. It allows you to do astrophysics… to write… — Shelly Kagan Copy Share Image
“If you put it as 'complex nervous systems' it sounds pretty deflationary. What's so special about a complex nervous system? But of course, that… — Shelly Kagan Copy Share Image
“My view [is] that what morality boils down to is, 'Don’t harm, and do help.' And now the question is, 'Can creatures like chickens… — Shelly Kagan Copy Share Image
![“My view [is] that what morality boils down to is, 'Don’t harm, and do help.' And now the question is, 'Can creatures like chickens and cows be harmed?' And the answer is, 'Of course they can.' Consequently, I think it’s immoral to harm them. And that seems to me to provide a very strong moral…” quote by Shelly Kagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/45e/shelly-kagan-90612_animal-rights_my-view-is-that-what-morality-boils-down_2727219.jpg)