Intervenes in a debate between theorists Michael Dear and Richard Symanski on the moral value of animals. Role of geography on the moral understanding of the animal/human dialectic; Inquiry into ethics and animals in geography; Geographical account of the moral relations between humans and animals....
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This article considers whether a morally relevant distinction can be drawn between wild and domesticated animals. The term "wildness" can be used in several different ways, only one of which (constitutive wildness, meaning an animal that has not been domesticated by being bred in particular ways)...
value of life, whether that be humans or animals is contributed to the quality of life, the quality is related to its richness being related to the life’s capacity of enrichment. (LaFollette, Hugh.Ethicsin Practice: An Anthology. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell, 1997. Print.) Frey gives ...
So,if we value moral consistency at all, which means we treat similar cases similarly,the minimum and only criteria needed to include nonhuman animals in our moral sphere(meaning we believe we should not harm them at all for no good reason)is that they feel pain, fear, and other sensations...
Across five studies ( N = 990), we examined whether awe might promote moral expansiveness ; that is, increased moral concern across a broad range of entities (e.g., out-groups, animals, plants, environments). Cross-sectional Studies 1a and 1b, found dispositional awe was related to ...
It is not obvious to me either that the more sophisticated capacities of a species as a whole give it greater ethical protections or that less intellectually or socially sophisticated animals ought to therefore receive less protection when it comes to painful experimental interventions....
aD. more at school . Good students love animals and care for other people . April is Bird Loving Month in China . Is your school doing anything to celebrate it ? You should join ! That way , your can learn more about animals and how to protect them . When more people work together ...
2021). Part of the scientific community recognizes the sentience of a few invertebrates, including cephalopods, decapod crustaceans, and some insects, such as bees. Invertebrates comprise 97% to 99% of all known fauna on Earth (CBD,2023; Lydeard et al.,2004); thereby, almost all animals ...
As I will argue, causing lesser harm to some animals in order to prevent greater harm to others, as TNR programs do, is compatible with the recognition of the inherent value of the ones who are harmed. Indeed, we can, and do, spay/neuter cats while acknowledging that they have value ...