What a lucky coincidence for JMICAWE’s Nat Waran, to be in Hong Kong whilst Princeton University professor Peter Singer was in town to give a number of talks as part of the Hong Kong Literary Arts festival.
Often described as the world’s most
influential living philosopher, he has been challenging our assumptions about
the world we live in and our attitudes towards animals since the release of
his now-classic book Animal
Liberation in 1975.
Entitled "Ethics and Animals: Forty years
after Animal Liberation", Prof Singer considered how well the arguments of the
book have stood up to critical examination, and what interesting questions
remain, reviewing the progress that has been made - or has not been made - in
changing attitudes and practices regarding animals.
Nat was in Hong Kong attending a conference that was jointly organised by the JMICAWE and the Hong Kong Government, which you'll find out more about in our next blog! This was truly a great opportunity for her to hear and then to
get to meet a man who has been so influential in challenging us about animals
and their rights.
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