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	Speciesism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The idea of speciesism is used mostly by advocates of animal rights, who believe that it is irrational or morally wrong.
		Speciesism can be defined as a prejudice against taking the interests of members of other species into equal consideration based on the idea that all members of one's own species are more valuable than all members of other species, no matter what characteristics individuals might possess.
		Speciesism is a popular theme in science fiction, referring to a prejudice against other intelligent species, equivalent to racism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Speciesism (382 words)

	Speciesism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Speciesism is the notional act of assigning different value s or right s to being s on the basis of their biological species, by analogy with such terms as sexism and racism.
		Speciesism is condemned by proponents of what is generally known as animal rights including philosophers such as Tom Regan and Peter Singer.
		The Origin of Speciesism A comprehensive philosophical overview of speciesism which discusses similarities to racism and sexism, thoughts on moral relevance, and conditions of natural behavior.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Speciesism.html (485 words)

	The Origin of Speciesism
		Speciesism is not merely plausible, it is essential for right conduct...'1.
		To show that the comparison between racism and speciesism is specious, apologists must argue that although we cannot justify treating fls and whites differently simply because they are members of different races, we can justify treating humans and non-human animals differently simply because we are members of different species.
		6 In short, speciesism is morally justified because it is biologically natural to favor one's kin.
	www.stpt.usf.edu /hhl/papers/species.htm (7043 words)

	Using Animals for Medical Research - A Philosophical Viewpoint
		Speciesism is practiced by Jews and Christians who base their superiority on God's words in Genesis.
		Speciesism is practiced by the scientists of today who lock up chimpanzees in research centers, sometimes under horrendous conditions, to be used in experimentation.
		If the argument against speciesism regarding suffering is to be used to argue against animal experimentation, it has to include all animals in every situation, not just scientific experimentation, for animals suffer at the hands of humans for other purposes.
	www.gargaro.com /experiment.html (2030 words)

	::: Animal Rights Malta.com ::: Speciesism. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Speciesism entails discriminating between individuals on the basis of species membership and the species' attributes.
		As in racism, where racism is discriminating between members of different races only on the basis of the colour of their skin, speciesism is discriminating between members of different species on the basis of species membership.
		For instance, it is not speciesist to ascribe the right to vote to adult humans and not to non-human animals, since to vote necessitates a capacity to understand political issues.
	www.animalrightsmalta.com /arintrospeciesism.html (179 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Animal ethics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		'Speciesism' is the idea that being human is a good enough reason for human animals to have greater moral rights than non-human animals.
		Speciesism is often condemned as the same sort of bigotry as racism or sexism.
		Pure speciesism carries the idea of human superiority to the extreme of saying that the most trivial human wish is more important that the vital needs of other species...
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/ethics/animals/speciesism1.shtml (297 words)

	Powell's Books - Speciesism by Joan. Dunayer
		Defining speciesism as "a failure, in attitude or practice, to accord any nonhuman being equal consideration and respect," this brilliant work critiques speciesism both outside and within the animal rights movement.
		Speciesism examines philosophy, law, and activism in terms of three categories: "old speciesism," "new speciesism," and species equality.Old-speciesists limit rights to humans.
		Speciesism makes the case that every creature with a nervous system should be regarded as sentient.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0970647565-3 (319 words)

	John Quiggin » Blog Archive » In praise of speciesism (crossposted at CT) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		17 Responses to “In praise of speciesism (crossposted at CT)”
		The counterexample to the speciesism position is usually this: suppose a chimp was found who was capable of human speech with the fluency of, say, a 5 year old child.
		Speciesism is the view that species, all by itself, matters.
	johnquiggin.com /index.php/archives/2005/08/13/in-praise-of-speciesism-crossposted-at-ct (2641 words)

	Speciesism - Definition up Erdmond.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Like other words of political and moral disputation (such as the Marxist use of "exploitation", or the various meanings of "sexual_liberation"), use of the term implies a certain position on the subject it discusses.
		Speciesism is condemned by proponents of what is generally known as animal_rights including philosophers such as Tom_Regan and Peter_Singer.
		The term 'speciesism' was coined by Richard_D._Ryder in 1970.
	www.erdmond.com /Speciesism.html (346 words)

	Animal Crackers: Speciesism, PeTA, Killing, and Spaying and Neutering
		He argues that to dismiss the use of similar arguments in defense of animals is sheer speciesism, as he himself draws the logical conclusions others – including the vast majority of people in the animal rights movement – cannot or will not draw.
		Friedrich believes it is an abuse of power, a morally unjustifiable assault on the "weakest and least able to speak for themselves" — it is speciesism and intrinsically evil — for humans to force their will on animals.
		The concept of "speciesism" is the core belief of Animal Rights, the feature of it that distinguishes Animal Rights entirely from Animal Welfare.
	brianoconnor.typepad.com /animal_crackers/2005/06/speciesism_peta.html (1366 words)

	Textbook Examples of Confusion, #10: Racism, Sexism, and Speciesism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is no wonder that many times they adopt language that reinforces the negative images that have been imposed by the (more) empowered groups, and particularly by white males.
		Finally, understanding that the primary objection to racism or sexism is that they have the practical effect of excluding people from the full scope of moral concern (and not just that they rely on stereotypes) helps to highlight why speciesism is structurally similar as a form of discrimination.
		Speciesism claims that animal interests that are similar to human interests should be denied equal consideration solely because of species.
	www.animal-law.org /commentaries/cyberpost10.htm (982 words)

	Satya Jan 05: Speciesism: Book Review by Norm Phelps
		In Speciesism Dunayer continues to develop the Leitmotiv of her earlier book: the need for an intellectually consistent ethic of moral equality for all sentient beings.
		Speciesism is a cogent, consistent, elegant statement of the full-bore animal rights position that categorically rejects any compromise with “welfarism.”
		Speciesism is an important book, and a great deal of what it has to say is profound and penetrating.
	www.satyamag.com /jan05/phelps.html (971 words)

	The Chronicle of Higher Education: Colloquy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For if she does not, she is by definition advocating speciesism — discriminating on the basis of membership in a species, a sin that is every bit as great a moral transgression to an AR activist as is racism to the rest of us.
		The issue is consistency in applying the AR "principle" of anti-"speciesism," a concept that AR advocates claim to be at the very core of their movement, and applying it to a very specific act, one with deep moral, social and political ramifications.
		The fact that AR luminaries oppose "speciesism" selectively, when it suits them or is to their advantage, but they run and hide from it when it works against them, tells us all that their high-falootin' principle is merely a conceited attitude, albeit one with lipstick.
	chronicle.com /forums/colloquy/read.php?f=1&i=5378&t=5333 (1469 words)

	Expanding
		Speciesism is the view that the interests of members of the human species are more important than the interest of non-human species.
		Those who oppose speciesism argue that, in cases where the interests and potential of non-humans equals or exceeds that of humans, we should accord them the consideration normally reserved for humans of that level of ability.
		Those who defend a form of speciesism argue that even in the case of a human and non-human with similar interests and abilities, we are justified in favoring the human because we would want other humans to treat us similarly, in similar circumstances.
	www.smith.edu /philosophy/expanding_moral_circle.html (4465 words)

	Flagstaff Tea Party - Animal Rights
		Speciesism is the practice of discrimination based on species.
		Speciesism is similar to racism, sexism and so on.
		But for those who are willing to face up to the truth about speciesism, at the risk of having to make changes in their lifestyle, here's some food for thought.
	www.flagteaparty.org /Publications/Sept2000/Pages/animalrights.html (904 words)

	Speciesism, Alive and Well
		Speciesism: the belief in the inherent superiority of one species over another.
		To many of us, fighting this bias is the principal reason we became involved in the animals liberation movement, but this quest for a larger vision of family has yet to take hold.
		We have no right to condemn healthy companion animals based on our limited understanding of their realities, as our mission should be exactly the same as children's advocates: establish more temporary safe havens, find permanent homes, and, most importantly, develop programs that reduce the numbers of homeless.
	www.parkc.org /speciesism.htm (1172 words)

	SteinerBooks - Speciesism
		Defining speciesism as “a failure, in attitude or practice, to accord any nonhuman being equal consideration and respect,” this brilliant work critiques speciesism both outside and inside the animal rights movement.
		Speciesism examines philosophy, law, and activism in terms of three categories: “old speciesism,” “new speciesism,” and species equality.
		She is the author of Speciesism and Animal Equality.
	www.anthropress.org /detail.html?cat=&id=0970647565 (556 words)

	'Evil gathers euphemisms'
		Standard English usage perpetuates speciesism, which is the failure to accord nonhuman animals equal consideration and respect.
		Like racism or sexism, speciesism is a form of prejudice sustained in part by biased, misleading words.
		In animal “farming” and numerous other forms of institutionalized speciesism, nonhuman animals literally are slaves: they’re held in servitude as property.
	episcoveg.weblogger.com /2003/11/15 (1575 words)

	From Speciesism to Equality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Analogously, speciesism isn’t limited to bias against all nonhumans; it includes bias against any number of animal species, such as all animals other than great apes, all nonmammals, or all invertebrates.
		What Ryder, Singer, and Regan call ‘speciesism’ actually is only one type of speciesism: the oldest and most severe form, which I call ‘old speciesism’.
		Speciesism is the most deeply entrenched and harmful form of injustice.
	www.animalliberationfront.com /Philosophy/Morality/Speciesism/Speciesism2equality.htm (1508 words)

	spiked-essays \| Essay \| Speciesism: a beastly concept
		Advocates argue that fighting speciesism is an extension of struggles for human equality: just as we once dehumanised others on the basis of their race or sex, so apparently we now think animals are below us.
		The argument goes that speciesism, racism and sexism are all examples of 'exclusionary attitudes'.
		An article by a Swedish educationalist critiqued the 'oppressive human-animal domination structures' in schools, and deconstructed the speciesism implicit in school textbooks and choices of school trips - she calls for these prejudices to be replaced by 'compassion and respect for "the other", in the broadest sense of the word' (5).
	www.spiked-online.com /Articles/0000000CAF93.htm (3986 words)

	RYCE PUBLISHING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Defining speciesism as “a failure, in attitude or practice, to accord any nonhuman being equal consideration and respect,” Joan Dunayer compellingly critiques speciesism both outside and inside the animal rights movement.
		“Speciesism is destined to become the definitive statement of the abolitionist animal rights position, not only in philosophy but also for the law and for conducting animal rights advocacy.
		She is the author of Animal Equality: Language and Liberation and Speciesism.
	www.rycepublishing.com (846 words)

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		They are extreme demonstrations of a feeling of superiority which ignores the inherent worth of life by killing or wounding some and depriving others of resources that improve their quality of life.
		In this respect, terrorism is similar to racism and speciesism in that all are expressions of feelings of superiority over other life forms and that all are incompatible with sustainable use of the planet.
		There is no guarantee that abolishing terrorism, racism, and speciesism will enable human society to acheive sustainable use of the planet; however, it is difficult to envision achieving sustainability if they persist.
	www.doaj.org /abstract?id=87071&toc=y (293 words)

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