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Publié dans Renan Larue (dir.), «La pensée végane. 50 regards sur la condition animale», Paris, PUF, automne 2020. RÉSUMÉ Alors que le spécisme concerne la discrimination fondée sur l'appartenance à une espèce donnée, le capacitisme... more
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      HandicapDroits Des AnimauxEthique AnimaleArgument From Marginal Cases
This paper reviews some objections to the argument from marginal cases in the context of animal experimentation. The most convincing one comes from E. Anderson. Nonetheless, the argument can still play a heuristic role.
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      Animal EthicsAnimal ExperimentationArgument From Marginal Cases
This article considers objections to current litigation strategies of the US-based Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), which seek to extend legal personhood and liberty rights to nonhuman animals who possess 'practical autonomy'. By tying... more
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      Human RightsPersonhoodAnimal RightsNonhuman Personhood
The aim of this paper is to investigate Kant’s ethics regarding his views on non-human animals in order to distinguish whether and in which sense does Kant’s moral principle oblige us to treat animals with dignity. First, we shall provide... more
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      Immanuel KantMoral Status of AnimalsChristine KorsgaardArgument From Marginal Cases
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN. The UDHR represented a watershed moment in moral progress. Previously, individuals were widely regarded as mere 'objects'... more
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      Human-Animal RelationsInternational LawHuman RightsLegal History
Count Lucarda, a descendant of Vlad the Impaler, invites me to an unusual feast that forces me to question my ethical consistency.
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      Animal EthicsAnimal Rights/LiberationArgument From Marginal Cases