Personhood, ethics, and animal cognition
Subtitle: situating animals in Hare's two level utilitarianism
By: Gary E. Varner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780199758784
Subjects: Utilitarianism; Cognition in animals; Animal rights; Ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Hare on the logic of moral discourse; title: The nature of intuitive level system ("ILS") rules; title: Assessing Hare's theory; title: Which animals are sentient?; title: Personhood and biography; title: Moral significance and autonoetic consciousness (AC); title: Candidates for near-personhood; title: Replaceability and population policy; title: Humane sustainable agriculture; title: Conclusion.