Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights
Sponsor(s): Kenan Institute for Ethics
Cost: Free, open to the public
Authors Will Kymlicka and Sue Donaldson will give a talk related to their 2011 book Zoopolis. Zoopolis examines the obligations that human societies have to animals by using political theory models of citizenship. Kymlicka and Donaldson offer a vision of how to ground the complex web of human and animal relations on the principles of justice and compassion. Will Kymlicka is the Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen¿s University, Kingston, Canada. Sue Donaldson is an independent researcher and author.
Contact: Kelly Lipford