The Domain of Justice and the Extension of Rights: A Reply to Macdonald on Animal Rights
Paul Macdonald recently argued that a consistent Thomist must hold, against Aquinas, that non-human animals have direct rights. I show that his arguments fail and that, on the contrary, the impossibility of brute animals having rights flows directly from the very essence of justice itself as it is u...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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American catholic philosophical quarterly
Año: 2021, Volumen: 95, Número: 4, Páginas: 727-738 |
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| Sumario: | Paul Macdonald recently argued that a consistent Thomist must hold, against Aquinas, that non-human animals have direct rights. I show that his arguments fail and that, on the contrary, the impossibility of brute animals having rights flows directly from the very essence of justice itself as it is understood by Aquinas. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-8441 |
| Reference: | Kritik von "Acknowledging Animal Rights (2021)"
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| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: American catholic philosophical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/acpq2021729237 |
