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Looking up to animals and other beings: what the fishes taught us
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Looking up to animals and other beings: what the fishes taught us

Becca Franks, Christine Webb, Monica Gagliano and Barbara Smuts
Animal dignity: philosophical reflections on non-human existence, pp.229-238
Philosophy 2023, Bloomsbury Academic, First edition
2023

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Imagine: Strolling through a public garden, you come upon a water-lily pond and within it, notice a koi fish swimming toward you. They wave their radiant pectoral fins in your direction, waving and staring up at you before swimming away . . . And then, they circle back. Pausing while gazing up at you, they wave again. How do you respond? In the interest of fish dignity, what is the best way to respond?...

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