Cats

Is it ethical to adopt a cat?

By / / Ethics (Moral Philosophy), Value Theory / , , , , , ,

‘Considerations: (1) cats are carnivores; (2) pet food is derived from factory farmed animals; (3) factory farming has implications for the suffering of animals and the environment. As someone committed to reducing animal suffering but also loves a couple kittens he’s fostering, I’m pretty stuck on this.’ I can relate very much to this question. […]

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What do you make of this picture?

By / / Aesthetics, Philosophy of human nature, Philosophy of mind / , , ,

Thank you, Heather Bennett, for sending us this beautiful painting. I appreciate that you have not posed any specific questions about this picture. This not only gives me a lot of flexibility on how to approach it, but it is also very respectful to art itself. Is it not that art can produce its meaning

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