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"We are paying new attention to the old idea that we should treat animals better. Eating a meatless diet is more popular than ever. People from philosophers to musicians work to end laboratory testing on animals. Yet animals provide us with food and clothing. Medical treatments tested on rats and chimpanzees save lives every day. Is it impossible for humans to live without using animals? Or should we stop making animals serve us? Should We Treat Animals...
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From brushing our teeth to walking the dog, we take on responsibilities all the time. Philosophers have long discussed responsibility. Ancient thinkers focused on how we should behave. Later philosophers wondered why we do what we do. Today's scientists suggest we have far less control over our actions than we realize. Am I Responsible for My Actions? travels around the world and into our brains to ask Big Questions about how we create our own lives...