Tagarchief: speciesism

Why speciesism is a moral illusion (infographic)

Geplaatst op maart 30, 2022 door stijnbruers
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Consider remarkable animal capabilities to expand the moral circle

Geplaatst op maart 17, 2020 door stijnbruers

The problem of animal agriculture and the solution of cellular agriculture The human consumption of animal products is terrible for all kinds of reasons (zoonotic infectious diseases, animal suffering, climate change,…). It is likely the biggest cause of suffering caused … Lees verder →

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Our worst enemies in crucial areas

Geplaatst op april 4, 2019 door stijnbruers

What are the most important problems in the most important areas like ethics, economics, politics and sciences? In this short article I present an overview of our worst enemies. Ethics Several ethical principles and theories are possible, but what characterizes … Lees verder →

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The most serious moral illusion: arbitrary group selection

Geplaatst op februari 20, 2019 door stijnbruers

Moral illusions are spontaneous, intuitive moral judgments that are very persistent, but they violate our deepest moral values. They distract us away from a rational, authentic ethic. Probably the most problematic moral illusion is arbitrary group selection. This moral illusion … Lees verder →

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Speciesism, arbitrariness and moral illusions

Geplaatst op december 13, 2018 door stijnbruers

In this article I present several topics related to the moral philosophy of animal rights: Defining moral illusions: persistent intuitive moral judgments that violate our strongest and deepest moral values. Detecting moral illusions: looking for unwanted arbitrariness (picking an element … Lees verder →

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What if everyone was human?

Geplaatst op september 24, 2018 door stijnbruers

Speciesism is discrimination based on species, where species membership is identified with moral community membership (i.e. where species membership determines someone’s moral status and rights). Like all kinds of discrimination, speciesism is a kind of unwanted arbitrariness: the victims of … Lees verder →

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Moral illusions and wild animal suffering neglect

Geplaatst op juli 20, 2016 door stijnbruers

There is a lot of suffering in wild nature: hunger, disease, parasites, predation, competition,… Given the numbers of wild animals and the intensities of suffering, we should not underestimate the moral importance of this problem of wild animal suffering. However, … Lees verder →

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Ten arguments against speciesism

Geplaatst op januari 13, 2012 door stijnbruers

In this article I will show that the human species is not a morally relevant criterion for rights and that giving humans a higher moral status than non-human sentient beings is  a kind of immoral discrimination. In fact, I will … Lees verder →

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Speciesism and moral illusions

Geplaatst op mei 29, 2011 door stijnbruers

Speciesism is like racism or sexism a form of discrimination. A useful definition of discrimination is: Causing harm or disadvantage to an individual by making a value-laden distinction between individuals based criteria that are not morally relevant in that situation. … Lees verder →

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