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Moral Vegetarianism and the Philosophy of Mind

Author(s) -

C.J. Oswald

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

stance an international undergraduate philosophy journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1943-1899

pISSN - 1943-1880

DOI - 10.33043/s.9.1.67-72

Subject(s) - consciousness , moral philosophy , psychology , epistemology , order (exchange) , philosophy , moral psychology , social psychology , environmental ethics , economics , finance

Most arguments for moral vegetarianism rely on thepremise that non-human animals can suffer. In this paper I evaluateproblems that arise from Peter Carruthers’ Higher-Order Thoughttheory of consciousness. I argue that, even if we assume that theseproblems cannot be overcome, it does not follow that we should notsubscribe to moral vegetarianism. I conclude that we should act as ifnon-human animals have subjective experiences for moral reasons,even if we cannot be certain that they do.

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