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I doubt there's any reasoning behind it beyond "but they're people!" I find the comparison between the treatment of mentally handicapped people and smarter ani
by kemayo 16y ago
I doubt there's any reasoning behind it beyond "but they're people!"
I find the comparison between the treatment of mentally handicapped people and smarter animals to be a very interesting moral issue. I've not seen an argument that doesn't essentially boil down to "but humans are better".
- hornokplease 16y agoThis subject is the topic of Giorgio Agamben's "The Open" (2003), which is a short (though dense) volume. Definitely worth a read if you are interested in the subject! http://www.amazon.com/Open-Man-Animal-Giorgio-Agamben/dp/0804747385/ http://www.amazon.com/Open-Man-Animal-Giorgio-Agamben/dp/080...
- noonespecial 16y agoIts probably less about the handicapped person and more about everyone else. "Less handicapped" might factor out to smarter, stronger, male-er ... whiter... it gets ugly fast. Its comforting to know that human rights are a binary function and not a sliding scale, even if you'd end up on the top end.