The following cartoon accompanied an article by Marcus Kaith about Eating Stupid Pigs (Issue 119, Philosophy Now). I .. er I mean Simon.. had a few issues with this premise as demonstrated in a prior post, but to recap the hypothesis is that if we ever were able to create a less intelligent pig (a ‘pyg’), this may justify our killing of them as they would supposedly feel less pain…
S&F and Philosophy Now: Eating pygs
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