# Thou shalt not kill - not even animals?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Richard Sorabji FBA
- Year: 2001
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Philosophy, Religion
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/thou-shalt-not-kill-not-even-animals)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Animals are different from humans, but there is no one difference and only some differences are morally relevant. Too many moral theories say "only one thing is relevant to how we treat others" and affirm that animals meet, or fail to meet, the relevant requiriement. But life is more complicated, because there are scores of relevant considerations and the treatment of animals needs to be considered carefully case by case.

## Lectures

1. [Thou shalt not kill - not even animals?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/thou-shalt-not-kill-not-even-animals/61a4d09b5376) (YouTube)