The assertion is that human superiority dominates modern philosophy, but so is the possibility of alternative perspectives. It was David Hulme who said, regarding sympathy, that sympathy is a fountain of moral thought and that sympathy can extend to sensitive creatures other than humans. Hulme thought that justice is irrelevant to humans' dealings with animals. The utilitarian and lawyer Jeremy Bentham, was of the opinion that right conduct was reached when there is reached a correct balance of pleasure over pain in those affected by one's actions and that the principle of utility must take into account sentient animals because they can experience pleasure and pain no less than humans do....