Speciesism and Equality of Consideration
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https://doi.org/10.36399/GroundingsUG.5.236Keywords:
Speciesism, Equality, Equality of Consideration, Non-human, Animals, Discrimination, Anti-speciesismAbstract
Speciesism, like racism and sexism is an extreme view that turns individuals into an isolated group in order to attack it and this should be halted with immediate effect. Speciesism is a practice by which we judge non-human animals and treat them in certain ways for no other reason than that they are of a different species. To illustrate the importance of rejecting speciesism, I will consider what the best form of anti-speciesism to defend is, namely a principle of weak antispeciesism that I believe arises from a general principle of equal consideration. I will argue that equal consideration of every individual leads to a society of fewer extremes.
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