The Carnegie Club of St Andrews is delighted to announce our second speaker of the year: Professor Peter Adamson who will lead a discussion on animal ethics in Islamic philosophy.

Professor Adamson is a professor of philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and at King's College London. Professor Adamson's research and writings study the history and philosophy of ancient philosophy, including both Greek and Arabic philosophy. He also hosts the History of Philosophy podcast, has contributed to BBC Radio 40s 'In Our Time', and has authored several articles and publications including his latest work: 'Don't Think for Yourself. Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy.' His outstanding career has been the recipient of both the Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2003 and the Schelling Prize in 2022. Professor Adamson's lecture will focus on the following:

It's commonly assumed that philosophers first started to take a profound interest in animal minds and animal ethics relatively recently - perhaps since the 18th and 19th century, thanks to Bentham, Darwin and others. But in fact animals have been important in philosophy since antiquity, and in many different cultures. This lecture will focus on the topic in the Islamic world, looking at the way that philosophers like Avicenna developed new ideas about what animals can do, and how we should treat them. They debated the question of whether animals are rational, and suggested that benevolence should be extended to any creature that can suffer, sometimes sounding not unlike modern animal ethicists.

The talk will consist of Professor Adamson's lecture followed by audience questions. Tickets below:
https://fixr.co/.../carnegie-conversations-peter-adamson...

We look forward to welcoming you there!

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No bags,
No food or drink,
Smart casual attire.