Book Launch: Jeff Sebo, The Moral Circle
When: Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Where: Online, via Zoom
Jeff Sebo's book 'The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why' launch, organised by Forum on Decentering the Human
Today, human exceptionalism is the norm. Despite occasional nods to animal welfare, we prioritise humanity, often neglecting the welfare of a vast number of beings. As a result, we use hundreds of billions of vertebrates and trillions of invertebrates every year for a variety of purposes, often unnecessarily. We also plan to use animals, AI systems and other non-humans at even higher levels in the future. Yet as the dominant species, humanity has a responsibility to ask: Which non-humans matter, how much do they matter and what do we owe them in a world reshaped by human activity and technology?
The Panellist
Dr Jeff Sebo, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies (New York University)
Dr Kimberly Dill, an environmental ethicist and Assistant Professor of Philosophy (Santa Clara University)
Dr John Olusegun Adenitire, a Senior Lecturer in the Law Department (Queen Mary University of London), an associate Fellow of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) and a co-director the Forum on Decentering the Human.
All are welcome but please register on Eventbrite by clicking on "Book now".
The event is organised by organised by the HSS Research Centre Forum on Decentering the Human and supported by the IHSS.