The willed blindness of humans: animal welfare and beyond
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The willed blindness of humans : animal welfare and beyond. / Gjerris, Mickey.
Climate change and sustainable development: ethical perspectives on land use and food production. red. / Thomas Potthast; Simon Meisch. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2012. s. 35-40.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Konferencebidrag i proceedings › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - The willed blindness of humans
AU - Gjerris, Mickey
N1 - Keynote paper
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This paper describes how we seem to live in a willed blindness towards the effects that our meat production and consumption have on animals, the environment and the climate. It is a willed blindness that cannot be explained by either lack of knowledge or scientific uncertainty. The blindness enables us to see ourselves as moral beings although our lack of reaction to the effects of our actions tells another story. The consequences, especially to animal welfare are outlined and it is briefly discussed whether a solution lies in a new moral vision of our obligations or a new vision of what a good life is. The second option is identified to be the more promising.
AB - This paper describes how we seem to live in a willed blindness towards the effects that our meat production and consumption have on animals, the environment and the climate. It is a willed blindness that cannot be explained by either lack of knowledge or scientific uncertainty. The blindness enables us to see ourselves as moral beings although our lack of reaction to the effects of our actions tells another story. The consequences, especially to animal welfare are outlined and it is briefly discussed whether a solution lies in a new moral vision of our obligations or a new vision of what a good life is. The second option is identified to be the more promising.
M3 - Article in proceedings
SN - 978-90-8686-197-2
SP - 35
EP - 40
BT - Climate change and sustainable development
A2 - Potthast, Thomas
A2 - Meisch, Simon
PB - Wageningen Academic Publishers
Y2 - 30 May 2012 through 2 June 2012
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