Beginning the tradition of exploring each other's dissertation theses, Connor offers his lacklustre and bloated thesis on the ethics of observing animals. Nye, Kieran, Sam and Zach all arrive to talk on the topic as we springboard from Connor's work into wider questions including - environmentalism, animal cruelty, sentience, normative ethics, Jungian archetypes, anti-natalism, the nature of happiness and burning witches. This leads into an extensive conversation about control, order and happiness.
This diss itself is titled "The Spectacle of Nature: An Exploration Into the Ethics of Visual Appreciation of Animals in British Leisure" and, in its 18,000 words, it explores a multitude of ideas pertaining to religion, philosophy and ethics. Chief among these are whether historical chauvinism toward nature is a legitimate Christian view or whether this is a caricature invented by atheists as well as the question of why we enjoy looking at / interacting with animals and why we have come to appreciate animal's "intrinsic" worth in more recent times. As some of these topics are discussed we touch upon the idea of nature representing chaos... Ironic, as this episode is considerably chaotic and will most definitely be the last time we pile so many of us into one room. We're fully aware of the slow start and later messy interruptions. That said, we have our moments here and throw up some real philosophy (for once). Future podcasts will contain fewer speakers and less interruptions. The actual dissertation can be found here. Editing, audio & music mastering / production by Nye James. Jingles recorded by Nye (guitars) & Connor (harmonica)
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