Personhood, ethics, and animal cognition
Varner, Gary E. 1957-
Personhood, ethics, and animal cognition situating animals in Hare's two level utilitarianism / [electronic resource] : Gary E. Varner. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing heavily on recent empirical research to update R.M. Hare's two-level utilitarianism and expand Hare's treatment of 'intuitive level rules,' Gary Varner considers in detail the theory's application to animals while arguing that Hare should have recognized a hierarchy of persons, near-persons, and the merely sentient.
9780199949465 (ebook) : No price
Hare, R. M.
Animal rights.
Cognition in animals.
Ethics.
Utilitarianism.
HV4708 / .V37 2012
179.3
Personhood, ethics, and animal cognition situating animals in Hare's two level utilitarianism / [electronic resource] : Gary E. Varner. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing heavily on recent empirical research to update R.M. Hare's two-level utilitarianism and expand Hare's treatment of 'intuitive level rules,' Gary Varner considers in detail the theory's application to animals while arguing that Hare should have recognized a hierarchy of persons, near-persons, and the merely sentient.
9780199949465 (ebook) : No price
Hare, R. M.
Animal rights.
Cognition in animals.
Ethics.
Utilitarianism.
HV4708 / .V37 2012
179.3