Why fighting for animal rights isn't as ethically justifiable as we might think
Conventional wisdom of the crowd often cites the pains and woes of animals being grossly mistreated by humans. Therefore, there exist many proponents, both professional and amateur, that support the advocation of greater animal rights. This paper seeks to flip this paradigm. Following from the...
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| author | Chuan, Darren De Ren |
| author2 | Olav Benjamin Vassend |
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| description | Conventional wisdom of the crowd often cites the pains and woes of animals being grossly
mistreated by humans. Therefore, there exist many proponents, both professional and amateur,
that support the advocation of greater animal rights. This paper seeks to flip this paradigm.
Following from the analysis of famous animal rights philosophers such as Peter Singer and
Immanuel Kant, this essay aims to break down conventional arguments for animal rights and
show how our morality is compromised if we choose to afford animals with rights. At the end
of the evaluation, this paper maintains that human nature disallows us from affording animals
with rights, but that this conclusion does not preclude humans from treating animals better. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1561442023-03-11T20:12:01Z Why fighting for animal rights isn't as ethically justifiable as we might think Chuan, Darren De Ren Olav Benjamin Vassend School of Humanities vassend@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::Ethics Humanities::Philosophy Conventional wisdom of the crowd often cites the pains and woes of animals being grossly mistreated by humans. Therefore, there exist many proponents, both professional and amateur, that support the advocation of greater animal rights. This paper seeks to flip this paradigm. Following from the analysis of famous animal rights philosophers such as Peter Singer and Immanuel Kant, this essay aims to break down conventional arguments for animal rights and show how our morality is compromised if we choose to afford animals with rights. At the end of the evaluation, this paper maintains that human nature disallows us from affording animals with rights, but that this conclusion does not preclude humans from treating animals better. Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy 2022-04-05T06:51:12Z 2022-04-05T06:51:12Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Chuan, D. D. R. (2022). Why fighting for animal rights isn't as ethically justifiable as we might think. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156144 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156144 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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