comparative cognitive science shows the remarkable similarities of our brain’s basic functions. This
might suggest that we know what it is like to be an animal. On the other hand, humankind has long kept animals as
pets and eaten them as food, as if to say they are replaceable or disposable. In what respects are animals definitely
not human? In this class, we will read literature and watch films that ask us to imagine a wide range of relationships
between humans and animals. In each case, we must reconsider…
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