1. Describe Fred's activities in the basement and the light it throws on the consumers of meat--in the Alistair Norcross, "Puppies, Pigs and People" (textbook: 286-299). Is his analogy accurate?
2. What are the arguments Norcross presents against meat eaters? Do we inflict unnecessary pain on animals just for gustatory pleasures? Is it moral? Did he show that we are doing something immoral?
3. In what way is Paul Taylor's view "life-centered"? How does it differ from anthropocentric views, as discussed in his article "The Ethics of Respect for Nature"? (textbook 320-331)
4. What does Paul Taylor think about human claim to superiority? Do you agree with his view? Why? Why not?
5. Descibe Taylor's concept of biotic community and our place in it. What are the ethics implications for our behavior?