Reading guide for David Schmidtz’s “Are All Species Equal?”

 

Word process your responses.

 1.  Construct the reference entry for this essay in APA format.

 2.  Read the explanation of the fallacy of Begging the Question on pages 56-7.

 3.  What is the thesis of the essay (p. 389)?

 4.  Define species egalitarianism (p. 389).

 5.  What does species egalitarianism require (p. 390)?

 6.  Paraphrase the last sentence in the first paragraph on page 391 (“Put it this way…”).

 7.  Explain how one species has greater value than another according to French (p. 391-2).

 8.  Paraphrase the first three sentences in the third paragraph on page 392 (“Suppose we

      decide…”).

 9.  Why should we treat other species with respect? (pp. 393-4)

10.  How does Schmidtz explain the relationship between respect for living things and

       self-respect (pp. 394-5)?

11.  What is the difficulty, according to Schmidtz, with the position of species egalitarianism?

       (pp. 395-6)