動物權乃當代生命倫理學的重要議題。其基本的觀點乃跳脫人類本位的思維，從動物自身的權利思考，主張動物不應是附屬於人的財產或工具，而應將其地位等同於人，與人類一樣享有不受折磨與苦難的基本權利。本課程的目標，在於引導學生從東西方哲學不同的視角思考動物權的問題。在西方哲學部分，首先將對西方有關動物權概念的興起與發展進行介紹，然後深入探討與動物權和其生命倫理有關的議題，諸如「動物是什麼？」、「動物的道德地位為何？」、「平等權與動物的權利」、「生命價值與宰殺」、「養殖動物--吃葷與吃素之爭議」、「科學研究與動物」等問題。在東方哲學部分，本課程首先將以佛學的「世界觀」(world view)著手，引導同學反思人與動物的存有地位，進一步反思物種主義與動物倫理。再者，以佛教深層生態學的理念為主軸，以「不傷害」的觀念檢視生態平衡、動物實驗與釋放動物等議題。最後，統整地論述動物的道德地位，動物權利的檢視以及蔬食或肉食的抉擇等議題。希望藉由東西方哲學對動物權之議題的討論，引導同學們從當代哲學議題中，養成批判反思之能力與素養。Animal rights are an important topic in contemporary life ethics. Its basic viewpoint is to think about human-centeredness. From the perspective of the animal's own rights, it is important that animals should not be property or tool attached to humans, but should equate their status with humans, and enjoy basic rights without suffering and hardship like humans. The purpose of this course is to guide students to think about the problem of animal rights from different perspectives in East and Western philosophy. In the Western philosophy part, we will first introduce the excitement and development of the concept of animal rights in the West, and then we will explore in-depth questions about animal rights and their life ethics, such as "What is an animal?", "What is an animal's moral status?", "Equality rights and the rights of animals", "Valuity and slaughter", "Cultivation and breeding animal--the dispute over eating and eating vegetarianism", "Scientific research and animal" and other issues. In the Oriental Philosophy, this course will first start with the "world view" of Buddhism, guiding students to reflect on the existence status of humans and animals, and further reflect on the subject of objects and animal ethics. Furthermore, the concept of deep-level ecological learning in Buddhism is the main axis, and the concept of "no harm" is to examine ecological balance, animal experiments and animal release issues. Finally, the land-based discussion on the moral status of animals, the view of animal rights, and the decisions of vegetables or meat. We hope to use the discussion on animal rights discussions by the Western philosophy of the topic of animal rights to guide students to develop the ability and cultivation of critical reflection from contemporary philosophy issues.
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| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 平常成績與出席率平常成績與出席率 Normal performance and attendance |
20 | |
| 課堂討論與口頭報告課堂討論與口頭報告 Class discussion and oral report |
30 | |
| 期末論文期末論文 Final discussion |
50 |
