Persons or Property – Freedom and the Legal Status of Animals

Is freedom a plausible political value for animals? If so, does this imply that animals are owed legal personhood rights or can animals be free but remain human property? Drawing on different conceptions of freedom, I will argue that while positive freedom, libertarian self-ownership, and republican...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmidt, Andreas T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Brill 2018
In: Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2018, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-45
Further subjects:B Animal Liberation
B self-ownership
B animal ethics
B Property Rights
B Abolitionism
B Freedom
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)