CFP: The Philosophical Quarterly invites submissions for its 2014 international prize essay competition, ‘Humans and Other Animals’

What lessons can we learn from thinking about our relations with non-human animals? For instance:

What are the differences, and what are the similarities, between capacities for cognition and agency in humans and other animals?

What moral constraints, if any, are there on our treatment of them?

Which theoretical perspective gives the best answers to questions about the morality of our relations with non-human animals?

Might it be our moral duty to prevent animals from harming each other?

Are there good moral objections to eating meat from animals genetically engineered to be unconscious?

We welcome submissions of 8,000 words or fewer addressing these or other questions about humans and other animals.

Essays should be typed in double spacing. Electronic submission is preferred and contributions may be sent as email attachments to [email protected].