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- Ethical extensionism is an approach to environmental and animal ethics in which the scope of ethical theories is extended to cover beings traditionally thought to fall outside the purview of those theories.
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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
Aug 1, 2011 · This modi-fication of extensionist ethics provides foundation for an environmental ethic that parallels interpersonal and animal welfare ethics, and it suggests that we owe much greater concern to ‘lower’ organisms than they are typically given.
Oct 22, 2013 · Ethical Extensionism under Uncertainty of Sentience: Duties to Non-Human Organisms without Drawing a Line. Creator. Chan, Kai Ming Adam, 1975-. Publisher. The White Horse Press. Date Issued. 2013-10-22. Description. Ethical extensionism generally involves drawing one or more lines of moral standing.
- Kai M.A. Chan
- 2011
The ethics of uncertain sentience refers to questions surrounding the treatment of and moral obligations towards individuals whose sentience —the capacity to subjectively sense and feel—and resulting ability to experience pain is uncertain; the topic has been particularly discussed within the field of animal ethics, with the precautionary ...
Ethical Extensionism under Uncertainty of Sentience: Duties to Non-Human Organisms without Drawing a Line. Kai M. A. Chan. Environmental Values 20 (3):323-346 ( 2011 ) Copy BIBTEX. Abstract. Ethical extensionism generally involves drawing one or more lines of moral standing.
- Kai M.A. Chan
- 2011
Ethical extensionism is an approach to environmental and animal ethics in which the scope of ethical theories is extended to cover beings traditionally thought to fall outside the purview of those theories.
This modi-fication of extensionist ethics provides foundation for an environmental ethic that parallels interpersonal and animal welfare ethics, and it suggests that we owe much greater concern to ‘lower’ organisms than they are typically given.
