Animal Ethics Exam #1 Flashcards
Given respect and protection; never the people/others as a means to an end.
Moral Community
2 storied world view (Super heavenly realm, inferior material realm western cultures)
Metaphysical Dualism
Human centered
Anthropocentrism
Interselated web of life
Monism
A person who wants to abolish, or ban, anything that causes issues
Abolitionist
The ability to use animals without any harm.
Reformist
The idea of not changing anything at all
Status quo
The ability to feel pleasure or pain
Sentience
Someone or something that is not interested in suffering, but has no free will (Ex. babies, people with Alzheimer’s)
Moral Patient
A person who sees the greatest amount of pleasure from the greatest amount of people
Utilitarianism
Moral rights result in a social contract
Contractarian
No free will one storied
Metaphysical Materialism
Generally monistic, relations are primary, de-emphasize reason, and no consensus on animal liberation
Feminist View
The act of deciding whether to override the rights of many who are innocent or the rights of few
Miniride Principle
The harm faced by the few would make them worse-off
Worse-off principle
To have the fundamental right never to be traded merely as an instrument
Inherent value principle
All those involved are treated with respect and has the right to act to avoid being made worse-off
Liberty Principle
- Has beliefs and desires
- Perception, memory, a sense of the future
- An emotional life along with feelings of pleasure and pain.
“Subject of a Life”
Criteria for Consideration as member of a moral community (10 Criterions)
~ Self awareness
~ Consciousness
~ Reasoning
~ Cognition
~ Understanding free will
~ Moral Agency
~ Self Advocacy
~ Language
~ Communication
~ Sense Perception and Sentience
