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So, while ethical extensionism can, in principle, broaden the sphere of ethical standing to any arbitrary limits, the extensionist approach is seen by more recent ethical theorists as being inadequate. References. Des Jardins, J. R. (2006). Environmental ethics: An introduction to environmental philosophy (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth ...
Critics of ethical extensionism contend that piecemeal extensions of the dominant individualistic. approaches to ethics cannot give rise to an adequate environmental ethic because individualistic ethics, which privilege individuals over ecological wholes, fail to address people’s actual. environmental concerns.
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This paper defends ethical extensionism in response to re-cent critics. Ethical extensionism is theoretically powerful and answers important questions in moral philosophy. It has a long, rich history of practical success in expanding moral status and legal franchisement to the formerly marginalized.
Mar 20, 2024 · Abstract. Ethical extensionism is a common argument pattern in environmental and animal ethics, which takes a morally valuable trait already recognized in us and argues that we should recognize that value in other entities such as nonhuman animals. I exposit ethical extensionism’s core argument, argue for its validity and soundness, and trace ...
Aug 1, 2011 · Ethical extensionism generally involves drawing one or more lines of moral standing. I argue (i) for all living organisms, there is a non-zero probability of sentience and consciousness, and (ii) we cannot justify excluding beings from consideration on the basis of uncertainty of their sentience, etc., and rather we should incorporate this ...
standing and those that assign benefit of the doubt, which involve unjustified exclusions and dilutions of duties. From uncertainty rises certainty: we have duties to non-human organisms, although they may often be minor. This modi fication of extensionist ethics provides foundation for an environmental ethic
Jan 1, 2015 · granting them moral standing. ... inquiry goes to the heart of whether extensionism is an appropriate ethical approach to nature. ... expanding our moral sphere can be thought of as an advantage to .
