PPT-The Abolitionist

and Suffrage Movements and the work of three women In the early 1800s the United States of America grew in size population and industry People also wanted AMERICA to grow . Calling for a complete cessation in nonhuman animal use through the abolishing of property status for nonhuman animals and an adoption of veganism and nonviolence th is approach stands in stark contrast to mainstream approaches such as humane produc Biology. versus. Compassionate . Biology. David Pearce. ABSTRACT. Since the Cambrian explosion, pain and suffering have been inseparable. from the existence of life on Earth. However, a major evolutionary. Oppression's deadly foe;. In God's great strength will I resist,. And lay the monster low;. In God's great name do I demand,. To all be freedom given,. That peace and joy may fill the land,. And songs go up to heaven!. Chapter 8.4. Essential Question?. How do both sides of the abolitionist movement use religion to support their viewpoints?. “Necessary Evil”. Thomas Jefferson described slavery as a necessary evil. What does he mean by this statement?. Superintelligence. ?. David Pearce. David Pearce - www.abolitionist.com. Overview. David Pearce - www.abolitionist.com. Our current conception of intelligence as measured by IQ tests is “mind-blind”. IQ tests lack ecological validity because they ignore social cognition – the “mind-reading” prowess that enabled one species of social primate to become the most cognitively successful on the planet. In this talk, I shall examine how to correct the ethnocentric and anthropocentric biases of our perspective-taking abilities. What future technologies can enrich our capacity to understand other minds? I shall also discuss obstacles to building empathetic . Bellwork. :. Read the primary source. What point is the author trying to make?. “I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I . will be. as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think or speak, or write, with moderation. No! No! Tell a man whose house is on fire, to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually [remove] her babe from the fire into which it has fallen – but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present. I am in earnest – I will not equivocate – I will not excuse – I will not retreat a single inch – AND I WILL BE HEARD.”. Period 3. 12/13/14. SLAVERY IN THE SOUTH/COTTON. “If you put a chain around the neck of a slave, the other end fastens itself around your own”. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1841. K-W-L Abolition of Slavery. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. -. K. W. L. OBJ & DO NOW. OBJ: identify . the concepts of slavery and abolition by creating a cover page and KWL chart for the unit . Abolition of . ?. David Pearce. David Pearce - www.abolitionist.com. Overview. David Pearce - www.abolitionist.com. Our current conception of intelligence as measured by IQ tests is “mind-blind”. IQ tests lack ecological validity because they ignore social cognition – the “mind-reading” prowess that enabled one species of social primate to become the most cognitively successful on the planet. In this talk, I shall examine how to correct the ethnocentric and anthropocentric biases of our perspective-taking abilities. What future technologies can enrich our capacity to understand other minds? I shall also discuss obstacles to building empathetic . Compassionate . Biology. David Pearce. ABSTRACT. Since the Cambrian explosion, pain and suffering have been inseparable. from the existence of life on Earth. However, a major evolutionary. transition is now in prospect. One species of social primate has evolved. John Quincy Adams. Reformers. .. Saw slavery as a blight on American society and a . roadblock to progress. .. Mostly came from the . middle-class. , who were already reforming prisons, education, equality for women, mental health, government, and services for the poor.. Identify. key abolitionists. Understand. their beliefs and actions. Key abolitionists. Read through the sheet on your abolitionist and define any words you do not understand (either with your phone or with the dictionaries on the bookcase). page 424. Abolitionist Movement. . 1816 . . American Colonization Society. created (gradual, voluntary. emancipation.. British Colonization Society symbol. Abolitionist Movement. -Gautama Buddha. (trad. c.566 BC - c.480 BC). The Fate of the Meat World. David Pearce. “We advocate the well-being of all sentience, including humans, non-human animals, and any future artificial intellects, modified life forms, or other intelligences to which technological and scientific advance may give rise.”.