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The Moral Status of Animals. A Critical Analysis and a Gradualist Proposal
Allegri, Francesco
2018
Abstract
In this essay the author, after having distinguished and analyzed four options on the moral status of animals, argues in favour of the third, for which animals undergo an unjustifiable harm not only from the suffering caused to them by many human practises, but also from a death induced in advance. Finally, he defends the principle of the equal consideration of the interests and suggests that the value of life of sentient beings is directly proportional to their cognitive, emotional and social complexity.
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Francesco Allegri, "The Moral Status of Animals. A Critical Analysis and a Gradualist Proposal" in: "Etica & Politica / Ethics & Politics (2018) XX/3", Trieste, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2018, pp. 559-570
Languages
en
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internazionale
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