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What if everyone was human?
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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Tags: discrimination, speciesism, wild animal suffering
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Moral illusions and wild animal suffering neglect
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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Tags: anti-arbitrariness, effective altruism, moral illusions, speciesism, wild animal suffering
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Ten arguments against speciesism
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
Speciesism and moral illusions
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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Tags: moral illusions, morele illusies, speciesism
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