Fun with Final Exams

The bonus question on my "Political Theory" final exam was "To What School of Thought does Peter Singer belong?" The answer is "utilitarianism." One student answers "Singer was a crazy political thinker."

Ok, not the right answer, but not entirely inaccurate, either. For evidence, check this out: All Animals Are Equal.

A nice snippet:

It is an implication of this principle of equality that our concern for others ought not to depend on what they are like, or what abilities they possess—although precisely what this concern requires us to do may vary according to the characteristics of those affected by what we do. It is on this basis that the case against racism and the case against sexism must both ultimately rest; and it is in accordance with this principle that speciesism is also to be condemned. If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit nonhumans?