Comments for Theoria

Comment on Bioethics and Biopolitics by Marty

Marty — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:09:13 +0000

I have no idea how I stumbled upon your website, the internet has a way of making these things happen ahahahah. I am currently doing research on Biopolitics also, and have a few recommendations for recent works if you are still interested. Sounds like you were getting ready to finish up, this might be a year late:

-Improper Life: Technology and Biopolitics from Heidegger to Agamben –Timothy C. Campbell (just came out this October)

-Biopolitics: An Advanced Introduction –Thomas Lemke (Translation of a well received German book, though the title may turn you off, given that you’ve been introduced quite thoroughly to the subject, I think its still a worthwhile read)

And — Onto-Ethologies: The Animal Environments of Uexküll, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Deleuze. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2008. does not deal with Foucault or Agamben directly, but still a good read from a researcher “close to home” (Laurentian University)….

Comment on Remembering Calvin (January 25, 2009) by melanie

melanie — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:27:18 +0000

Calvin looks like an exceptionally fine cat.

Comment on The Paws R Us Settlement by Craig

Craig — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:16:26 +0000

When insulting people, the insult tends to carry more weight when you are brave enough to use your full and real name. Otherwise it just looks sad–sort of the like the dogs and cats subject to the whims of the eugenicist’s desire to sell them as though they were chairs, iPods or garden shovels; which, apparently, is an adequate description of you and your circle of friends.

Comment on The Paws R Us Settlement by Clive

Clive — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:52:00 +0000

We shall differ. It’s clear that you have a radical and far from mainstream perspective on animal rights, and it would make debate futile. I know of no dog breeder among my friends who has ever committed any kind of grievous harm as you put it. It’s a fantasy driven by radical ideology but you are perfectly entitled to it, and it would be pointless to discuss.

Comment on Draft Course Outlines (Fall 2011) by MJ

MJ — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:23:54 +0000

I’d be interested in seeing the curriculum for the Animals, Law and Society course.

Comment on My New Office! by MJ

MJ — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:22:11 +0000

I hope you are inside now…it is January!

Comment on Against Incrementalism by MJ

MJ — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:18:31 +0000

At this point, I consider myself a welfarist. But I do not think the HSUS deal with the egg industry is any kind of celebration. 2029 means that many generations of hens will have died after having suffered horrific lives. I challenge anyone to prove to me that abolition is in any way politically feasible at this time. Public willingness to go vegan or even reduce their meat and dairy consumption is very small. Perhaps 4 or 5% of Canadians are vegetarian, give or take. We couldn’t even sustain a long-gun registry because the farmers, hunters, and others went apoplectic.

Comment on I’m Speechless! by MJ

MJ — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:08:31 +0000

And on another topic, how about the conflict of interest of veterinarians selling food. This should not be allowed, and yet it is. Shame on the College of Veterinarians for not seeing this conflict of interest. Hills is owned by Colgate’s head company, and they market directly to vets, like they market their toothbrushes directly to dentists. So it is about a better marketing strategy, rather than a better product.

Comment on I’m Speechless! by MJ

MJ — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:06:07 +0000

I am shocked an horrified. I wonder what changes have taken place at the THS. Why would anyone put a vet whose work history suggests has no regard for life, let alone animal welfare? And yes, the OHS does a lot of marketing for Iams (a Proctor and Gamble company, the same one involved in melamine poisonings). They give out coupons, free samples, and plastic folders filled with Iams propaganda to new adopters.

Comment on “Monsters and Monstrosity” by MJ

MJ — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:52:32 +0000

This I really don’t get. Why would someone as smart as a Dean want to invest precious education on the tabloid path? It is a waste of your talents. Why not a cluster on animals and society? This has real implications for our everyday lives.