Mercy – a Central Virtue in Animal Ethics

In ethical debates regarding modern technologies in livestock production, virtue ethics plays a subordinate role. We address this issue by providing a virtue ethical framework centered on mercy. First, we define mercy as a virtue, which applies when the moral agent can harm someone vulnerable and re...

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Άλλοι τίτλοι:Will Cultured Meat and Fish Save Nonhuman Animals? On Promises and Perils of Consuming Animal Cells For Food
Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Borgdorf, Leon (Συγγραφέας) ; Kramer, Koen (Συγγραφέας) ; Meijboom, Franck 1975- (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Έκδοση: 2025
Στο/Στη: Journal of applied animal ethics research
Έτος: 2025, Τόμος: 7, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 281-303
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B violence inhibitions
B killing inhibitions
B animal ethics
B Empathy
B Mercy
B Virtue Ethics
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