Interdisciplinary Study Group on Animal Ethics

  An initiative of students of the University of Heidelberg

Franz P. Gruber Jean-Claude Wolf S. M. N. Taghavi Tibor R. Machan Heike Fuhlbrügge Martin Balluch

Talks organised by the IAT

Leading on from the Interdisciplinary Lecture Series on Animal Rights in 2006, we organised talks on animal ethics and related disciplines in irregular intervals. Please find videos of these talks on this website.

Current and upcoming lectures (including slides):
 

		10/12/2008, 8 pm  Philosophisches Seminar, Schulgasse 6, Kantsaal (map)   Dr. Dr. Martin Balluch (CV) Physicist, philosopher, chairman of the Association against Animal Factories (Austria) „Das naturwissenschaftliche Argument für Tierrechte“ (Abstract) Video in a higher resolution   Further information: Interview with Martin Balluch Photos taken during the talk:
		21/11/2007, 7 pm Institut für Europäische Kunstgeschichte, Seminarstraße 4, Hörsaal (map)   Dr. Heike Fuhlbrügge (CV) Art historian, Berlin ",Tierisches Leibsein' als subversive Strategie in der zeitgenössischen Kunst" (Abstract) Video in a higher resolution   Further information: Announcement of the lecture Photos taken during the talk:
		13/07/2007, 8:15 pm Philosophisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg, Schulgasse 6, Hegelsaal (Map 1, Map 2)   Prof. Dr. Tibor R. Machan (CV) Philosopher, Chapman University, California, USA   "The Myth of Animal Rights" (Abstract)     Recommended reading: "Rights, Liberation and Interests: Is there a Sound Case for Animal Rights or Liberation". Hon-Lam Li & Anthony Yeung (Hrsg.). New Essays in Applied Ethics: Animal Rights, Personhood, and the Ethics of Killing. New York 2006. S. 42-63. Putting Humans First, Why We Are Nature’s Favorites. Lanham 2004. “Do Animals Have Rights?”, Public Affairs Quarterly, Vol. 5. April 1991. S. 163-173.   Further information: Announcement of the lecture Photos taken during the talk: Lecture notes (PDF) Article on the talk Article on the talk in the FAZ
		05/07/2007, 8:15 pm Philosophisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg, Schulgasse 6, Hegelsaal (map 1, map 2)   Hojjat-ul-Islam Dr. Seyyed Mohammad Nasser Taghavi (CV) Islamic scholar   "Tierrechte im Islam" (Abstract)   (Video in a higher resolution)   Sound recording of the Persion talk (WMA)   Further information: Announcement of the lecture Photos taken during the talk: Lecture notes (German) Lecture notes (Persian) Article on the talk Article on the talk in the FAZ
		10/05/2007, 8:15 pm Philosophisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg, Schulgasse 6, Hegelsaal (map 1, map 2)   Prof. Dr. Jean-Claude Wolf (CV) Philosopher, Université de Fribourg, Schweiz   "Rechte von Tieren? Argumente pro und contra." (Abstract)   (Video in a higher resolution)   Further information: Lecture handout Photos taken during the talk: Article on the talk Announcement of the lecture   This talk was subsidised by generous support of  Menschen für Tierrechte Baden Württemberg e.V.
		29/11/2006, 2 pm Im Neuenheimer Feld 306, Seminarraum 19 (map)   PD Dr. med. vet. Dr. habil. Franz P. Gruber (CV) Veterinary medic and President of the Doerenkamp-Zbinden Foundation for Research without Animal Testing     "Tierschutz und Wissenschaft Hand in Hand: Das 3R-Prinzip" (Abstract)     Further information: Interview with Franz P. Gruber Photos taken during the talk: Press release Announcement of the lecture   In cooperation with the interdisciplinary biomedical research institute of the  Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Institute of the University of Heidelberg.