Interdisziplinäre Lehre: Meeting Global Challenges
Human Animal Studies
Animal-Human-Technology
Registration
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Academic Responsibility
Prof. Dr. phil. Wulf Kellerwessel
Contact Person
Start
13.04.2021
Time
Tuesday, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Place
Zoom
Contents
The relationship between humans and animals has characterised and influenced the history of humankind – at least since the Neolithic Revolution. It is often a history of oppression and exploitation of animals, but also a history of getting to know each other and appreciating animals. Today, this relationship to animals plays an important role in the context of various technical developments.
The lecture and the associated colloquium attempt to pursue the question of successful and unsuccessful forms of interaction, but also the questions of opportunities, risks and challenges of this exciting relationship from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Programme
13. April 2021
Introductory event
27. April 2021
“… Being only more animal than any animal”: humans and animals, classification and social order.
Prof. Dr. Stefan Böschen
Technology and Society
HumTec, Aachen
11. Mai 2021
Is a human being an animal?
Prof. Dr. Hermann Wagner
Biology
01. Juni 2021
Animal testing in biomedicine
Prof. Dr. René Tolba
Experimental Animal Science
15. Juni 2021
Are there basic animal rights? Reflections following Henry Shue’s conception of “Basic Rights”.
Prof. Dr. Wulf Kellerwessel
Philosophy
06. Juli 2021
What can art mean in the exploration of the human-animal relationship?
Kim Schreier, M.A.
Philosophy/Art Research
20. Juli 2021
Can animals create artefacts?
Nicolas Kleinschmidt, M.A., M.A.
Philosophy
Procedure/Working method
Depending on the course of studies, module and examination, credit points can be achieved through participation.
Certificate
Certificate of participation (0 CP)
Participation in the lecture and tutorial and preparation of a questionnaire for a lecture (3 CP)
Essay (10 pages/4CP)
