Open Letter to Animals
(and to those who love them)Published on May 24, 2017
by Fayard
Essay
Le Livre de Poche, September 2018,
192 pages
, EAN: 9782253091592
Presentation
“We are probably witnessing, and I sincerely hope so, a shift to a higher ethical stage where humanist thought breaks free from its anthropocentric framework to encompass all sentient beings that inhabit the Earth. From then on, demonstrating ‘humanity’ no longer simply means respecting other human beings, but every living being, according to its degree of sensitivity and consciousness. Life has expressed itself on Earth through a rich and abundant diversity. Since humankind is now the most conscious and powerful species, may it use its strengths not to exploit and destroy these life forms, but to protect and serve them. This, for me, is our noblest calling: protectors and servants of the world.”
Translations
Italy : LA NAVE DI TESEO
Portugal: QUETZAL