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On moral considerability : an essay on who morally matters / Mark H. Bernstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bernstein, Mark H. (Mark Howard), 1948- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethics.
- Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Animal welfare.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (200 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this volume, Bernstein identifies the qualities that make an entity deserving of moral consideration. It is often assumed that only "normal" human beings count. Bernstein argues for "experientialism", the view that having conscious experiences is necessary and sufficient for moral standing.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Experientialism; Chapter 2. The Desire of Theory; Chapter 3. Perfectionism; Chapter 4. Animal Patienthood; Chapter 5. Contractualism and Animals; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-184) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773113-9
- 1-280-47156-5
- 0-19-535248-3
- 0-585-25722-1
- OCLC:
- 560037136
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