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Nov. 27

Popular Novelist as Leader: Black Beauty 1

[2A2] ETHICS [2A2] The second goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: “have experience in thinking about moral and ethical problems.” Our ethics goals are

[2A2c] To experience more directly the ethical dilemmas presented by speciesism, especially cruelty to animals.

[2A2d]  To become aware of real-life ethical choices made daily by all of us involving cruelty to animals.

[2A2e] To return to the traditional college goals of developing character and conscience.

[2A2f] To practice replacing fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance, and the sympathetic imagination.

TODAY'S TOPICS: animal "humanities," esp. treatment of "work" animals

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: Donations for Extra Credit,* Meditation, Feedback, Quiz, Blog discussion led by Soft-shell Turtle

* Drive for Austin Pets Alive, bring in food, litter, money, or anything else off APA's wishlist

REQUIRED READING:

First half of Black Beauty: chapters 1-28

Sewell Intro ….. 221

Sewell and slavery …..222

REVIEW: THE SYMPATHETIC IMAGINATION and the connection between SPECIESISM AND RACISM

REVIEW, CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY: all you have experienced with horses, "work" animals

LOOKING AHEAD: the rest of the novel, the rest of the course, rest of your life, rest of the life of our species .............

 

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