>man has no superiority over beast< (Ecclesiastes 3:19): On the moral status of animals in Judaism. - Einzelansicht

Are we morally committed to animals? Animals are unable to respect the rights of others or claim rights for themselves. Until very recently, ethics discussed only the problems of man and his moral status. No philosopher or theologian has dealt systematically, from an ethical point of view, with the status of animals. In recent years we have witnessed a growing interest in the subject of animal rights. In this seminar, we will discuss the status of animals in Jewish sources. Alongside human supremacy as created in the image of God, the prohibition of causing grief and unnecessary pain to animals appears in the Bible, the Talmud, and other Halakhic literature and culminates with Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook’s vision of vegetarianism and peace.

Due to the Coronavirus, the classes will be held at Zoom

The first meeting will take place on 28.4

Please see further information in Moodle at this link: 

https://moodle2.uni-potsdam.de/course/view.php?id=22897

Seminar requirements: reading assignments, one in-class presentation and submission of its manuscript (printed), active participation in class discussion.