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BY EMILY R. SNOOKS
The Battalion
Dr. Tom Regan, a philosophy professor from North
Carolina State University, gave a lecture Friday on the
moral status of non-human animals to an audience of
65 students and faculty members.
Dr. Gary Varner, Texas A&M philosophy professor,
introduced Regan by citing his published journals on
the topic of non-human animal rights. Regan has ap
peared in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Philo
sophical Quarterly and Inquiry.
Regan addressed three philosophical ideas about
who is included in society’s moral community: hu
manism, utilitarianism and all beings having sensation
capabilities. Humanism states only humans are moral
ly considerable, and humans do not have any respon
sibility to outsiders. Utilitarianism, which Regan said
has the largest role in the contemporary animal rights
debate, states everything is judged on the basis of its
ability to serve a purpose, meaning utilizing animals
for research and consumption is acceptable.
“A way to describe a utilitarianist would be some
one who believes the ends justify themea^j
doesn’t matter how you get there," Reg
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community consisting of all living beings4:|
pain or pleasure, meaning humans aid ml
animals are all morally equal, and restricting]
community to only humans is morally piwj
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reason, but they can suffer, therefore the\1
included," he said.
During his lecture, Regan cited ideasaa
from philosophers Immanuel Kant, Rene I
and Peter Singer. Following his address,Reji
questions from the audience. Questions adte
cerned the practices of eating meat as ad
survival, animals killing animals andhuntingi
mg ethics. Regan hail a basic response loti
with questions about a unified moral coma
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do without a lot of the benefits weareuse
want to include non-human animals in
community,” he said.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Co-op Education
to hold fair
Texas A&M Cooperative Educa
tion Office will sponsor a spring co
op fair today and tomorrow from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m in the Zachry
lobby.
More than 50 national compa
nies will participate in the fair.
Martha Boerema, associate di
rector of cooperative education,
said some companies will offer in
ternships and students should in
quire about full-time positions af
ter graduation, Boerema said.
Prof speaks about
creatine effects
Dr. David Lamb, head of the
sport and exercise sciences section
at Ohio State University, said Friday
evidence proves creatine, the most
popular exercise supplement, im
proves exercise performance, but
studies can be flawed.
Lamb, a speaker at the 26th an
nual Texas Human Nutrition Con
ference, said studies conducted in
field settings have not shown pos
itive effects of creatine supplemen
tation.
Lamb said creatine can be a
good source of energy for brief
bursts of activity such as sprints or
repeated bench presses.
Lamb said although the under
lying mechanisms are not fully
known, caffeine is a fairly reliable
aid to exercise such as running or
cycling lasting five minutes or
longer. Lamb said positive effects
of caffeine can be achieved with
modest doses that would not dis
qualify competitive athletes.
Mini health fair
comes to Flagroom
Student Health Services will
sponsor a mini health fair from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. in the MSC Flagroom
as part of Sexual Responsibility
Week.
The health fair will include free
HIV testing, representatives from
different sexual health agencies.
Student Counseling Services and
educational games.
Margaret Griffith, health educa
tion coordinator for Student Health
Services, said students interested in
free HIV testing should visit the
designated table in the MSC or call
the A.P. Beutel Health Center to
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