Must We Love Non-Human Animals
A Post- Laudato Si Thomistic Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21363296 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Berkman (0000-0002-9558-0559, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 1099 |
| Pages | 322-338 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Blackfriars (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-4289 • E-ISSN: 1741-2005 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/nbfr.12615 |
| OpenAlex | W3107975990 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Drawing especially on Aquinas and Pope Francis, the paper argues that Christians are indeed called to love non-human animals. Human love ( amor ) for non-human animals follows from the Trinitarian example of divine love ( amor ), and includes affection, dilection, benevolence, and thus charity as friendship. Love for and fraternity with non-human animals constitutes a necessary dimension of Christian conversion. The specific form this love takes depends on the particular natures inherent in different species. So to show love to a dog will be very different from showing love to a wolf, which is in turn very different from how one shows love to a chicken, or to a frog, and so on
Affection · Dimension (graph theory) · Epistemology · Fraternity · Friendship · Philosophy of love · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Theology · Halal products and consumer behavior · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Social Psychology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |