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zoophilosophy.bsky.social
Dr Heather Browning (Veit)
@zoophilosophy.bsky.social
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Scientist & Philosopher | Former zookeeper, now Lecturer at University of Southampton, specialising in animal welfare, sentience, and ethics
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · May 19
Very excited about my new preprint with economists Romain Espinosa and Nicolas Treich, in which we develop an AQALY measure for quantifying animal welfare for the purposes of cost-benefit and policy analyses
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Animal Quality-Adjusted Life Year -AQALY
In this paper, we define a method for computing animal welfare scores that can be used in cost-benefit analyses. Our approach takes into account both the qualit
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · 6h
Very cool new resource frm @faunalytics.bsky.social covering the major current issues in aquaculture
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Aquaculture - Faunalytics
This comprehensive visual resource looks at the world of aquaculture, focusing on issues of greatest consequence: antibiotic use, environmental impact, and animal welfare.
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · 6h
Have days where I deliberately don't open my email ..
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · 7d
That's such a lovely story! I think animals like these get overlooked too often
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · 7d
This study shows that in-person encounters with animals help build connection and empathy, but I can't help feel sad for the poor stingrays who were less popular across all conditions than the more charismatic elephants
doi.org/10.1002/zoo....
Impact of Animal Encounter Modality and Species on Zoo Visitor Knowledge, Concern, and Conservation Intent
Zoos fill an important role in connecting humans with nature, especially given an increasing rate of both urbanization and biodiversity loss. With the advent of new technologies, however, there are m...
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Pepper Qi @pepperqi.bsky.social · 17d
#science #philsci #books #education
Walt's got a new book out! I should be reading it, but I can't stop watching gullible wealth-hoarding elite participate in their new favourite pastime — starfish yoga!
Thankfully, his book can be downloaded, free for the next 2 weeks. I hear it's worth a read.
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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · 17d
My new book 'Modelling Evolution' is now published! Please share. Available for free download for 2 weeks with this link: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Modelling Evolution
Cambridge Core - Philosophy of Science - Modelling Evolution
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · 28d
Last week @walterveit.bsky.social and I found a little wood pigeon nestling who'd come out of his nest. We were able to care for him at home for a couple of days and he's now safely with a wildlife rescue for his rehabilitation and eventual release 🐦❤️
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Sep 9
Thanks! Our bathroom feels strangely empty now without one
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 30
I spent a lot of time there as a kid! One of our main summer swimming spots
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 29
New book chapter out with @walterveit.bsky.social, arguing that animals should still be important even from a longtermist perspective
academic.oup.com/book/60794/c...
Longtermism and Animals
Abstract. Work on longtermism has so far primarily focused on the existence and wellbeing of future humans, without corresponding consideration of animal w
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 28
Love these guys! We'd get them occasionally in Canberra and every time I heard their calls I'd scan the skies
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 16
Wow! I had no idea
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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · Aug 13
Small announcement: my third book "Modelling Evolution" has been accepted for publication with CUP. 😊
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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · Aug 8
My paper ‘Animal Rights, Moral Motivation, and the Experience of Wonder’ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... has just been published at @the-joap.bsky.social In it, I argue for fostering a sense of wonder at individual nonhuman animals, & for making this the basis of a reverence-based respect.
Animal Rights, Moral Motivation, and the Experience of Wonder
Despite being strong, arguments for animal rights often fail to motivate. One reason for this is that rights are associated with concepts, such as respect, that are difficult to apply to nonhuman ani...
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 7
Yes, I've seen her present some work on this, really interesting
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Pepper Qi @pepperqi.bsky.social · Aug 7
If you're an animal lover and haven't bought @zoophilosophy.bsky.social & @walterveit.bsky.social book yet, you need to. Their book “What are Zoos For?” is filled with info that can help you debate, discuss and inform others more confidently.
#philsky #animalrights #science
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 6
New podcast out! @walterveit.bsky.social and I talk with Kyle Johannsen about our book 'What Are Zoos For?'
newbooksnetwork.com/what-are-zoo...
Heather Browning and Walter Veit, "What Are Zoos For?" (Policy Press, 2024) - New Books Network
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 6
I did ... I think the media spin has made more of it than the original request intended! But does get at the heart of the general question about the ethics of feeding carnivores (Josh Milburn has some cool work on this)
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Henricus Peters @learnfromnature.bsky.social · Aug 1
Looks fascinating book 📕 chapter @zoophilosophy.bsky.social
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 31
Our new book chapter is out, looking at self-awareness/personhood in nonhuman animals, and how it may relate to questions of suffering
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Self-Awareness and Personhood in Non-Human Animals
Beyond simple consciousness or sentience, some non-human animals may possess more sophisticated cognitive abilities linked to capacities for self-awareness or even personhood, capacities that may infl...
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Aug 1
Auction of beautiful wildlife art, fundraising for an excellent cause (zoo welfare charity Wild Welfare)
www.jumblebee.co.uk/charityaucti...
Screenshot from a website selling animal art; pictures of several pieces of artwork paintings and line drawings of animals
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Jul 31
Our new book chapter is out, looking at self-awareness/personhood in nonhuman animals, and how it may relate to questions of suffering
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Self-Awareness and Personhood in Non-Human Animals
Beyond simple consciousness or sentience, some non-human animals may possess more sophisticated cognitive abilities linked to capacities for self-awareness or even personhood, capacities that may infl...
link.springer.com
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Dr. Walter Veit @walterveit.bsky.social · Jul 29
New paper published :) "The Role of Emotional Suffering in the Animal Kingdom" link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
The Role of Emotional Suffering in the Animal Kingdom
This chapter considers a special version of the problem of animal suffering. While attempts have been made to explain the existence of pain in a theistic worldview, little attention has been paid to o...
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Jul 25
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 23
Sorry to burden you with another jaw-dropping scandal. But what the government intends to do to chemicals regulation in the UK is chilling. Its consultation was slipped out so quietly that most of us missed it. When I read it, I saw why.
This week's column:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Want to import toxic chemicals into Britain with scant scrutiny? Labour says: go right ahead | George Monbiot
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Tory fantasy of a post-Brexit bonfire of regulations is coming true. Our bodies and ecosystems will pay the price, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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