The Importance of Animal Life: Between Objectifying and Subjectifying Approaches in Animal Philosophy and Ethics
The aim of this article is to bring central discussions in animal philosophy and ethics into close relation with the term "the importance of animal life" and begin a critical dialogue with the "new animism". To this end the article takes up the debates that attempt to define this...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Concilium
Year: 2022, Issue: 4, Pages: 28-39 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Protection of animals ethics
/ Philosophy
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| IxTheo Classification: | NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Animals B Animism |
| Summary: | The aim of this article is to bring central discussions in animal philosophy and ethics into close relation with the term "the importance of animal life" and begin a critical dialogue with the "new animism". To this end the article takes up the debates that attempt to define this importance objectively through the definition of abilities, characteristics or interests. This brings up the question: Is the attempt to describe the subjectivity of animals in fact appropriate, or is a definitely subjective perspective required to understand another subjective perspective? |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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