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[GE Salon 2016-17] Emotion, Right and Exploitation – From Everyday Life to Reading About Animals

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[GE Salon 2016-17] Emotion, Right and Exploitation - From Everyday Life to Reading About Animals

Date:

19 Jan 2017

Time:

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Venue:

LT3, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK

Speaker(s):

Hsieh, Hsiao Yang

Biography of Speaker:

Only in Chinese. (謝曉陽,透過探討動物倫理,倡議動物權益,香港野豬關注組創立人之一。法國巴黎第八大學哲學系博士。大學講師。)

Enquiries:

gefp@cuhk.edu.hk

Synopsis of Lecture:

Only in Chinese. (以貓狗為伴,是人類為滿足自身需要,並虛構牠們的情感嗎?近年, 大家都在討論動物福利,那是否我們好好對待農場裏的豬牛雞,吃牠們就沒有問題?動物有什麼權利?動物權和人權又要如何量算?嬰兒和成年豬,誰的價値又較高?為什麼動物一天還是人類財產,一天無法體現真正的價值?透過與動物為伴的生活,透過有關動物的書寫,我們嘗試探討以上問題。)

Remarks:

Free admission, all are welcome. Organized by Office of University General Education, CUHK Sponsored by General Education Foundation Development Fund