“Sentience is not an end in itself. It is a means to the end of staying alive. Sentient beings use sensations of… — Francione, Gary L Excruciating pain Copy Share Image
“Animal rights theory seeks to move at least some nonhumans from the “thing” side of the “person / thing” dualism over to… — Francione, Gary L Animals Copy Share Image
“After all, in the nineteenth century, racists relied on phrenology, or the “science” of determining personality traits based on the shape of… — Francione, Gary L Judaism Copy Share Image
“In sum, reliance on cognitive characteristics beyond sentience to justify the use of nonhumans in experiments requires either that we assume that… — Francione, Gary L Nature of man Copy Share Image
“None of the writers suggest that rape may be morally permissible dependent on “contextual relations.” None of the writers suggest that the… — Francione, Gary L Animal welfare Copy Share Image
“The problem with this game of special characteristics is that non-humans can never win. When we determine that parrots have the conceptual… — Francione, Gary L Copy Share Image
