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Ethics Beyond Sentience, Matthew Pianalto
Ethics Beyond Sentience, Matthew Pianalto
The Chautauqua Journal
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Natural Law, God, And Human Dignity, Robert George
Natural Law, God, And Human Dignity, Robert George
The Chautauqua Journal
No abstract provided.
Ethics And Animals: Extending Ethics Beyond Our Own Species, Peter Singer
Ethics And Animals: Extending Ethics Beyond Our Own Species, Peter Singer
The Chautauqua Journal
It is commonly held that ethics is about how we ought to treat other human beings. On this view, how we ought to treat animals is not properly part of ethics, or at best, if the treatment of animals is included within ethics at all, then animals have a second-class moral status. We have the right to use them as we see fit, to satisfy our needs and desires without regard to their interests, as long as we do not engage in gratuitous cruelty.
In the pages that follow, I shall argue that this standard view of our moral responsibilities …
Lessons From Animal Sentience: Towards A New Humanity, Jonathan Balcombe
Lessons From Animal Sentience: Towards A New Humanity, Jonathan Balcombe
The Chautauqua Journal
No abstract provided.
Folk Ontology And The Moral Standing Of Animals, Justin E. H. Smith
Folk Ontology And The Moral Standing Of Animals, Justin E. H. Smith
The Chautauqua Journal
No abstract provided.