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The capabilities approach to welfare (with Martha Nussbaum)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

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The Importance of Animals in Zoos

The goal is that animals should be free to exercise their characteristic activities up to some reasonable threshold level. How they do it will vary with the kind of animal, and this will require an ongoing relationship with human beings. I think apes are an interesting case because if you can really design a colony of apes, which there are research colonies like this. And again, birds, it depends on the kind of bird, parrots don't need much society.

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