{"id":762316,"date":"2020-11-28T07:32:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T12:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=762316"},"modified":"2020-11-28T08:17:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T13:17:10","slug":"will-kymlicka-zoopolis-author-to-give-free-virtual-lecture-on-animal-friendly-democracies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=762316","title":{"rendered":"Will Kymlicka: &#8216;Zoopolis&#8217; author to give FREE virtual lecture on animal-friendly democracies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>There are deep disagreements about how to represent animals politically. They rest in part on deeper disagreements about the very nature and value of democracy itself.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>NYU:<\/strong> Will Kymlicka, co-author of <i>Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights<\/i>, will discuss the role of animals in the political process in \u201cTowards an Animal-Friendly Democracy,\u201d a virtual lecture, on Fri., Dec. 4, 2-3:30 p.m. EST. To RSVP for the lecture, hosted by\u00a0NYU Animal Studies, please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/towards-an-animal-friendly-democracy-tickets-129890866077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Animal ethicists agree that animals warrant representation in democratic decision-making processes, but they disagree on how this representation should occur. These disagreements are rooted, in part, in conflicting views about the nature and value of democracy itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Will Kymlicka, the Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen\u2019s University, will consider the significance of community and agency in addressing the contours of this debate. In addition to\u00a0<i>Zoopolis<\/i>, which he co-authored with Sue Donaldson, Kymlicka co-edited, with Charlotte E. 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