Can Animals have preference-interests?
<div>It has been argued that only moral agents can have preference-interests and this therefore excludes animals. I will present two objections to this argument. The first will show that moral agency is not necessary to have preference-interests. The second will assert that t...
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doaj-abd393d77e5b4fdb96954bf00dfb57412021-02-02T04:55:14ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaEthic@: an International Journal for Moral Philosophy1677-29541677-29542007-01-0161354010.5007/1742814001Can Animals have preference-interests?Julia Tanne<div>It has been argued that only moral agents can have preference-interests and this therefore excludes animals. I will present two objections to this argument. The first will show that moral agency is not necessary to have preference-interests. The second will assert that the argument that animals cannot have preference-interests has unwelcome consequences.</div>https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ethic/article/view/17428 |
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Can Animals have preference-interests? |
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Ethic@: an International Journal for Moral Philosophy |
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<div>It has been argued that only moral agents can have preference-interests and this therefore excludes animals. I will present two objections to this argument. The first will show that moral agency is not necessary to have preference-interests. The second will assert that the argument that animals cannot have preference-interests has unwelcome consequences.</div> |
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