Rachel Handley, "The Sound"

We read “The Sound” and chat about its philosophical themes with the author, Rachel Handley. This story deals with environmental ethics and the importance of listening to the natural world.Youtube version available here: https://youtu.be/pWtW0VHDAmwLearn more about Handley at https://rachelahandley.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/rachelahandley.comhttps://www.instagram.com/_rachelhandley/This story appears in Possible Worlds and Other Stories: https://rachelahandley.com/books/Learn more about the philosophy discussed here:moral consideration: https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2022/01/01/theories-of-moral-considerability/Iris Murdoch: (philosophical overview) https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/murdoch/#MurdAtte(fiction) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/21597/iris-murdoch/(on attention: The Sovereignty of Good) https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sovereignty-of-good-iris-murdoch/1101586800Judith Jarvis Thomson’s thought experiment: https://123philosophy.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/judith-jarvis-thomson-a-defense-of-abortion-.pdfRosalind Hursthouse, “Applying Virtue Ethics to Our Treatment of the Other Animals”: https://hackettpublishing.com/pdfs/Hursthouse_Essay.pdfCredits:Produced by Chelsea Haramia and Kelly WeirichEdited by Kelly WeirichIllustrations by Kelly WeirichOriginal Music by Hane Htut MaungFunded by the American Philosophical Association. Have thoughts about the episode? Text Story Phi here.