Animals, Ethics and Aesthetics
Mainstream theories which argue for enhanced ethical status of animals with appeals to sentience or intelligence have depicted aesthetics in a negative sense. This paper supports a different outlook. We explore reasons why aesthetic appreciation of animals is portrayed as subjective and sentimental,...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2019
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Journal of applied animal ethics research
Ano: 2019, Volume: 1, Número: 1, Páginas: 66-87 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Ethics
B integrationist aesthetics B aesthetic traditions B Animals B Welfare |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Resumo: | Mainstream theories which argue for enhanced ethical status of animals with appeals to sentience or intelligence have depicted aesthetics in a negative sense. This paper supports a different outlook. We explore reasons why aesthetic appreciation of animals is portrayed as subjective and sentimental, concerned only with superficial and external features. Aesthetic qualities, as understood here, are not intended as criteria for admission to a moral community or as a guide for veterinary professionals when prioritizing therapy. The case for measuring the extent of an animal’s beauty or attractiveness in order to establish its entitlement to moral status or rights is a non-starter. Nevertheless, aesthetic traditions, we argue, play a significant role in our moral response to animals and objectives to protect them. As a corrective to misunderstandings regarding the status of aesthetics in deliberation about moral obligations to animals a case for the integration of ethics and aesthetics is developed. |
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| ISSN: | 2588-9567 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of applied animal ethics research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/25889567-12340006 |
