Between the Species is a peer-reviewed electronic journal devoted to the philosophical examination of the relationship between human beings and other animals. While most articles are ethical inquiries, others raise issues involving metaphysics, epistemology and other areas of philosophical investigation. Between the Species is an open access journal: users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles.
About our back issues
Many of the articles from the original print version of Between the Species (1985-1996) are available on this website in Volumes 1-12. Articles from the original print version with compound issue numbers, such as Vol. 10, Nos. 3-4, are compiled into the leading issue number, e.g., Vol. 10, Issue 3. Complete issues of the online journal from 2002 to 2010 inclusive are compiled in Volume 13.
Current Issue: Volume 28, Issue 1 (2025)
Articles
Creatures and Clans: The Symbolic Significance of Animal Imagery in Jacob's Blessings and Beyond
Gregory S. Szarycz
In an Animal’s Shoes: Facing Animal Suffering as a Difficulty of Reality
Konstantin Deininger
Loving Beyond the Human: Anthropocentric and Anthropomorphic Values in the Loving and Hating of Nonhuman Animals
Stephanie M. Takata-Struble
Book Reviews
Review of Just Fodder: The Ethics of Feeding Animals
Christopher A. Bobier
