{"id":106,"date":"2020-07-07T23:35:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T06:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.callutheran.edu\/mppa\/?p=106"},"modified":"2020-07-07T23:35:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T06:35:51","slug":"should-you-let-your-cat-wander-if-it-bullies-other-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.callutheran.edu\/mppa\/should-you-let-your-cat-wander-if-it-bullies-other-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you let your cat wander, if it bullies other cats?"},"content":{"rendered":"Kwame Appaiah<\/a>, Professor of Philosophy poses a question that should be relevant to all of us, cat owners or not: Should you let your (bullying) cat wander? Is his freedom more important than the rights of other cats, to live in peace? This is a question that seems to have become relevant as we discuss a host of issues, including the one about wearing masks.\r\n\r\n\"Should<\/a>\r\n\r\nThere are two broad ways of thinking about this issue: the rights-based approach and the utilitarian approach. Speaking of the first one, Appaiah points out<\/a> \u201cOne approach is a rights-based line of reasoning; it would urge you to ensure that you\u2019re not denying the cats of the neighborhood the basic conditions of a good life to which they\u2019re entitled.\u201d This assumes that animals have rights, like humans.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOn the other hand, if we take the position that animals have no rights and hence this argument above does not hold, we can take a \u2018utilitarian\u2019 approach, whereby \u201cif animals don\u2019t have rights, you might adopt another approach, in which you simply weigh the pleasure that Jasper takes and gives in his outings against the suffering of the cats he bullies,\u201d as Appaiah reminds us.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nBut cats are not humans and how we decide on whether we let the cat to go out or not depends on how we think of our neighbors. And our obligations as neighbors to them (and their cats). No simple answer there.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHowever, on the issue of masks, the argument is rather simple. If one to take either of the approaches, whether rights-based or utilitarian, the answer seems to be one of wearing one. One can argue all one wants about one\u2019s freedom to NOT wear a mask \u2013 as a lot of people (ill-informed, selfish) are doing, however this impedes with the rights of others to go about their daily business free of fear (of contracting covid-19). Even from a utilitarian perspective, our societies benefit when everyone masks up and is careful in their outings.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe state of CA and others have mandated masks, in public, yet again. Health experts have continued to remind us of the value of wearing masks. So, in any case, please mask up<\/a> and stop being selfish!\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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