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Animals and Humans: Grounds for Separation?
Author(s) -
Townley Cynthia
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of social philosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.353
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1467-9833
pISSN - 0047-2786
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9833.2010.01513.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , sociology , media studies , computer science
In this paper, I examine three relational arguments for separationism, and argue that none successfully justify a moral privilege that applies uniquely to humans. In each case, the proposed relation is either not restricted to humans, or is an inadequate basis for a difference in moral significance.15 page(s