#RA-2839Read AloudCore & AcademicHard
Animals
Official Question Material
Prep: 30-40 Seconds
Many scholars attribute the 17th century belief that animals were mere machines devoid of fear, pain or pleasure to the French mathematician, philosopher and scientist. Animals' feelings, even if present, were morally irrelevant to Descartes, who attempted to prove his point by subjecting dogs and rabbits to exquisite torture.
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