Original sentence: "Ethical extensionism" is a term used by Des Jardins (2006) to refer to the idea of extending moral standing to things (animals, plants, species, the earth) that traditionally are not thought of as having moral standing
Edited sentence: Ethical extensionism is a term used by Des Jardins (2006) to refer to the idea of extending moral standing to things (animals, plants, species, the earth) that traditionally are not thought of as having moral standing