Mary Midgley and why animals matter

Religious education

Stewardship versus dominion

Khalifah: Muslim perspectives on the Earth

Tikkun Olam and the role of personal responsibility

Pope Francis and the Laudato Si' encyclical

Peter Singer and animal rights

In this unit pupils will investigate how worldviews adapt teaching in the light of contemorary concerns. They will examine how Christians and Jews have responded to ideas of dominion with a focus on responsibility for the earth. They will examine attitudes to animals and Islamic ideas of reason.

Changing world: How should the Earth's resources be used?

the view that animals do not matter morally at all

the belief that animals should be treated exactly like humans

a world where humans and animals live and feel together

Match the keywords to their correct meanings.

Mary Midgley wrote a book called Animals and Why They {{}}.

Mary Midgley believed that philosophy helps unblock our {{}}.

Animals should be treated just like humans.

What did Mary Midgley say about treating animals as either completely unimportant or exactly like humans?

True - philosophy is only used in books and theories.

False - philosophy helps with real issues like animal welfare.

False - philosophy is only taught at universities.

Philosophy is just abstract thinking and doesn’t apply to everyday life.

The study of big questions using reason and logic.

The rights animals have to vote and own property.

What is the biggest animal welfare charity in the UK?

Pets are protected but farm animals are not.

a group of animals that live in the same country

a group of living things that are similar and can breed

Mary Midgley and why animals matter

Lesson outcome