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3 days ago · Nussbaum (2004) writes that utilitarianism, starting with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, has contributed more to the recognition of the moral status of animals than any other ethical theory. The utilitarian philosopher most associated with animal rights is Peter Singer, professor of bioethics at Princeton University.
May 17, 2024 · An Advocate for Animal Rights. Bentham was a firm believer in animal rights and argued that the capacity to suffer, rather than rationality, should be the basis for granting moral consideration to all sentient beings. His views on animal ethics were highly progressive for his time.
2 days ago · Utilitarianism as a distinct ethical position only emerged in the 18th century, and although it is usually thought to have begun with Jeremy Bentham, there were earlier writers who presented theories that were strikingly similar.
May 22, 2024 · First published: 22 May 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.13404. About. Sections. PDF. Tools. Share. Abstract. This article analyses the impact of the animal rights movement fifty years after the publication of Peter Singer's landmark book Animal Liberation in 1975.
May 22, 2024 · Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher, economist, and theoretical jurist, the earliest and chief expounder of utilitarianism, which states that an action is right if it tends to promote happiness and wrong if it tends to produce the reverse of happiness. Learn more about Bentham in this article.
3 days ago · Speciesism ( / ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪzəm, - siːˌzɪz -/) is a term used in philosophy regarding the treatment of individuals of different species. The term has several different definitions within the relevant literature. [1] Some sources specifically define speciesism as discrimination or unjustified treatment based on an individual's species ...
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3 days ago · Consider Jeremy Bentham who in the 1700s argued against slavery; against capital and physical punishment, including for children; for the separation of church and state; for animal rights; for women’s rights; for the right to divorce; and for the decriminalization of homosexuality. Utilitarianism imposes a structure on moral reasoning that ...
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