Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Speciesism, Lead Poisoning, Human Power
4 Dec 2015
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Political science 1020e lecture #24 -- animal liberation & green ideology. Using animals: for clothes, pets, sports, etc. Charles darwin showed that humans are related to animals by revolutionary dissent. Bentham thought they do suffer, so it lead to a concern for animal liberation. Refusing to respect the lives, dignity, needs, and rights for non-human species just like racism and sexism. The steps in overcoming these kind of cases are: ridicule, discussion, adoption. Opposition to factory farming, fur, animal experiments, zoos. Had more impact on earth than any other organism on our planet. Invented leaded gasoline ( ethyl") one of the worst pollutants ever created, people died from lead poisoning. Invented freon a cfc, refrigerant, destroys the ozone layer that protects us from uv radiation. Midgley"s death as a metaphor died at the age of 54 from polio as he was strangled by the ropes that he invented to help him move his limbs (accidental death)
