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| − | The term ''animal rights'' is ordinarily used to convey the idea that non-human animals are worthy of a high degree of moral consideration. It can also be used more specifically to refer to a rights-based philosophical approach as opposed to other philosophical frameworks. Additionally, ''animal rights'' can refer to a legal concept, but that is outside the scope of this article. | + | The term ''animal rights'' is ordinarily used to convey the idea that non-human animals are worthy of a high degree of moral consideration. It can also be used more specifically to refer to a rights-based philosophical approach to animal ethics as opposed to other philosophical frameworks. Additionally, ''animal rights'' can refer to a legal concept, but that is outside the scope of this article. |
In this article, we use the term in the general sense but in a philosophical context, covering: | In this article, we use the term in the general sense but in a philosophical context, covering: | ||
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Contents
Introduction
The term animal rights is ordinarily used to convey the idea that non-human animals are worthy of a high degree of moral consideration. It can also be used more specifically to refer to a rights-based philosophical approach to animal ethics as opposed to other philosophical frameworks. Additionally, animal rights can refer to a legal concept, but that is outside the scope of this article.
In this article, we use the term in the general sense but in a philosophical context, covering:
- How animal rights philosophy contextually fits into the overall areas of philosophy
- The philosophical approaches to animal ethics
- The major philosophers who shaped the landscape
- Objections to animal rights philosophy
- The usefulness of animal rights philosophy in advocacy and outreach
Context
Approaches
Utilitarianism
Rights Based, Deontological
Virtue Ethics
Philosophers
Pythagoras
René Descartes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jeremy Bentham
Arthur Schopenhauer
Richard Ryder
Peter Singer
James Rachels
Tom Regan
Objections to Animal Rights Philosophy
Usefulness for Advocacy and Outreach
See Also
Footnotes
Meta
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