Violence among Beasts. Why is it Wrong to Harm Nonhuman Animals in the Context of a Game
The thesis of this paper is that games and sports that harm nonhuman animals are unethical because they exceed the permissible limits of optional harm and the more harm the game imposes on the nonhuman animal(s) it objectifies the worse the ethical transgression. Factors in the analysis include the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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| In: |
Philosophical journal of conflict and violence
Year: 2018, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 383-394 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Violence
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| Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Animals B Game B Violence B Sports |
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| Summary: | The thesis of this paper is that games and sports that harm nonhuman animals are unethical because they exceed the permissible limits of optional harm and the more harm the game imposes on the nonhuman animal(s) it objectifies the worse the ethical transgression. Factors in the analysis include the nature of games and sports, the ontology of beings (i.e., human and non-human animals) in games, the mitigating power of informed consent among human game-players and its absence among nonhuman game players, harm, and intent. |
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| ISSN: | 2559-9798 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophical journal of conflict and violence
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.22618/TP.PJCV.20182.2.437012 |
