Animal Morality: What It Means and Why It Matters.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101085489 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1382-4554 (Print) Linking ISSN: 13824554 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Ethics Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1997-
    • Abstract:
      It has been argued that some animals are moral subjects, that is, beings who are capable of behaving on the basis of moral motivations (Rowlands 2011, 2012, 2017). In this paper, we do not challenge this claim. Instead, we presuppose its plausibility in order to explore what ethical consequences follow from it. Using the capabilities approach (Nussbaum 2004, 2007), we argue that beings who are moral subjects are entitled to enjoy positive opportunities for the flourishing of their moral capabilities, and that the thwarting of these capabilities entails a harm that cannot be fully explained in terms of hedonistic welfare. We explore the implications of this idea for the assessment of current practices involving animals.
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Animal ethics; Animal morality; Capabilities approach; Harm; Moral emotions; Nonhuman animals; Welfarism
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190402 Latest Revision: 20231006
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      PMC6404642
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s10892-018-9275-3
    • Accession Number:
      30930677