LABR 2Q95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Reductionism, Essentialism, Dog Training
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Situate our self in time and space. Need to look at both perspectives, humans" and animals". People always look at just humans or just animals. There are good jobs for animals but also bad jobs. Believe in social justice but just for humans. Animals are either forgotten or people are okay with harming them. Greatest harm to animals is in workplace. More narrow idea when someone says they love animals. Recognizes we are looking at workplaces that are multispecies. Out bodies are full of different species (micro-organisms) Often happen when you have multiple species present. Cannot give definition to how all indigenous people view animals. Those with more relation to land don"t have a hierarchy idea. Believe thy are part of land not above or below it. Presenting two poles that are in opposition to each other. Even though we are natural beings we are still superior because of our.