HIST 4600. Animal Ethics: An Historical Perspective. 3 Hours.
Also offered as PHIL 4600. An investigation of the ethics of human-nonhuman relationship and how ethical concerns have been interpreted in various historical periods and regions. Particular attention will be paid to how the ethics of human-nonhuman relationships have varied in different regions of the world, such as in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, as well as changeover historical periods, such as the Industrial Revolution.