Is there such thing as animal philosophy?

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<p>Like talking about animal rights</p>

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<p>I’m sure animal rights is encompassed in philosophy like everything else is, but I’ve never heard of “animal philosophy”.</p>

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<p>I doubt any school in the US offers a class on animal rights. The closest to it would probably be a class on ethics.</p>

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<p>There is such a thing as animal philosophy. Maybe not as an established subfield of philosophy, but in the posthumanist school of thought. Faculty interested in this include:</p>

<p>[Cary</a> Wolfe](<a href=“carywolfe.com”>carywolfe.com), Professor of English at Rice University
[Clare</a> Palmer](<a href=“Philosophy & Humanities – Study the nature of knowledge, reality, and existence at Texas A&M University”>Philosophy & Humanities – Study the nature of knowledge, reality, and existence at Texas A&M University), Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M
[Robert</a> Garner](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Garner]Robert”>Robert Garner - Wikipedia), Professor of Political Theory at the University of Leicester
[Gary</a> L. Francione](<a href=“Page Not Found | Rutgers Law”>Page Not Found | Rutgers Law), Professor of Law at Rutgers University</p>

<p>They all teach classes on the status of animals in our world and the ethics of animal rights. You can find more people via Amazon: find your favorite book on animal philosophy and google the authors. :)</p>

<p>Animal ethics come up in a few other contexts too. Agricultural colleges routinely teach courses on the ethics of animal agriculture and animal welfare. Medical schools teach classes on research ethics, which includes animal use in research.</p>

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<p>I love animals! Giraffes are my favorite :)</p>

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<p>You are probably referring to animal ethics. Look at Peter Singer, teaches are Harvard i believe, definitely a small subfield, but interesting concentration.</p>

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<p>Uh… I think the Humane Society University offers degrees in animal studies, animal policy, and humane leadership. Otherwise, there’s majors like animal science at UC Davis. Maybe you could do a major in philosophy and a minor in animal science?</p>

<p>Also, I believe Peter Singer teaches bioethics at Princeton, not Harvard. He’s also very utilitarian, so consider if you agree with that school of thought or not.</p>

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<p>Animal science is an agricultural major; not sure if that’s what the OP is looking for.</p>