Word: wised
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...What the course and the book discuss is the fact that there is a thick legal wall that stands between humans and non-humans," Wise said. "What I did in my book is try to look and investigate how non human animals came to be [thought of as] 'things' historically...
According to Wise's course description, a wide variety of issues related to animal rights law will be addressed...
...Wise views animals as autonomous creatures entitled to certain fundamental rights. But he believes the current legal system is outdated and as a result, unable to adequately address animal rights issues...
According to Wise, research has demonstrated that many animals should be viewed as intelligent, autonomous beings...
...Wise, who became interested in animal rights in the 1970s when he read the book Animal Liberation by Peter Singer, said he believes animal rights law is an increasingly popular field...