#94 - Kai Whiting: A Stoic View on Animals

Kai Whiting is a lecturer in sustainability and Stoicism, and the co-author of the book Being Better: Stoicism For a World Worth Living In. Today, we discuss the difficult topic of humanity's relationship with animals.Has the general hypocrisy in which we view animals ever crossed your mind? For example, we categorize pigs as "food" and dogs as "family", despite pigs and dogs being quite similar animals. In fact, pigs are generally more intelligent than dogs!What about the questionable multi-special relationships we see on TV, such as on Star Wars? Is this immoral? Certainly, many today would look at inter-special relationships as immoral, yet when we see this on TV we don't bat an eye.This conversation wasn't easy, nor will it be easy to listen to, but both myself and Kai deem this conversation as a necessary one for society. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices