Beastly Politics
Alasdair Cochrane of Sheffield University argues that animals should have greater rights. He explores recent attempts to re-imagine a political world that takes animals seriously.
Is man the only political beast? Can other animals be regarded as members of our democratic communities, with rights to political consideration, representation or even participation? Alasdair Cochrane from Sheffield University believes that the exclusion of non-humans from civic institutions cannot be justified, and explores recent attempts to re-imagine a political world that takes animals seriously.
The Essay was recorded in front of an audience at BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival of Ideas at Sage Gateshead
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Producer: Jacqueline Smith.
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