Animal sentience and the Capabilities Approach to justice Martha C. Nussbaum, Justice for animals: our collective responsibility. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2023

被引:2
作者
Read, Eva [1 ]
Birch, Jonathan [1 ]
机构
[1] London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Ctr Philosophy Nat & Social Sci, London, England
基金
欧洲研究理事会; 欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词
Animal sentience; Justice; Capabilities Approach; Animal rights; Animal welfare; Insects;
D O I
10.1007/s10539-023-09914-0
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
Martha Nussbaum's Justice for Animals calls upon humanity to secure for all sentient beings the central capabilities they need to flourish. This essay review critically examines the ethical and scientific foundations of Nussbaum's position. On the ethical side, we explore the tension between a robust defence of animal rights and political liberalism, which requires tolerance of a range of reasonable views. On the scientific side, we reflect on how our uncertainty regarding the distribution of sentience in the natural world leaves us uncertain about how many claimants of justice there are and about the relative strength of their claims. We bring out some further problems with Nussbaum's views on animal killing and pest control. We also reflect on how animal welfare science might be done differently if guided by Nussbaum's framework.
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