How big is the moral umbrella? : (an enquiry concerning moral scope)

The question What kinds of things are morally important in themselves? (People? All sentient creatures? Trees? All living things? Ecosystems? Mountains? Rivers? Pebbles? Old cans?) is pressing. Thanks to 'animal rights' activism, the abortion debate, environmentalism, and a sense that tec...

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Main Author: Mountford, C. Perraton
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4801