Tagarchief: sentience

About insect welfare and how to improve it

Geplaatst op juli 24, 2019 door stijnbruers

Recently, Rethink Priorities (a project of Rethink Charity) did an impressive review of our state of knowledge about invertebrate sentience. Considering the fact that 99,9998% of all animals are invertebrates[1], it is crucial to know whether they are sentient and … Lees verder →

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A rational approach to improve worldwide well-being

Geplaatst op februari 12, 2017 door stijnbruers

Abstract The existence of optical illusions demonstrates that our senses cannot always be trusted. But neither can we always trust our intuitions and judgments. There are cognitive biases such as moral illusions: spontaneous, intuitive moral judgments that are very persistent, … Lees verder →

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Towards a coherent theory of animal equality

Geplaatst op december 26, 2011 door stijnbruers

See also the e-book (draft) The ethical consistency of animal equality In this article I want to give an overview of how to systematically arrive at a coherent theory of animal equality. The basic structure of the argument is as … Lees verder →

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