Tag: humans
Of Course Animals Have Emotions
These biological facts are often misused to try to push us beyond our welfare duties and into according animals human-type rights.
Elephants Sue for Habeas Corpus
The point here isn’t to prevent abuse, if it exists. We have animal-welfare laws for that.
Darwin’s Point: No Evidence for Common Ancestry of Humans with Monkeys
The bump was originally discovered by the celebrated British sculptor Thomas Woolner, who informed Charles Darwin about it.
Dear Economist — Humans Are Not Just Another Animal
Of course we are animals in the strictly biological sense, as are clams, flies, and bacteria. But not in the moral sense.
The Human-Ape “Missing Link” — Still Missing
Research into human origins, we mean the entire field, is a mess.