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AJOB Neurosci

ISSN 2150-7740; 2150-7759;

6 papers in the library · 40 citations · publishing 2022-2023

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Non-Human Moral Status: Problems with Phenomenal Consciousness.

AJOB Neurosci December 7, 2022 Joshua Shepherd 38 citations

Consciousness-based approaches to non-human moral status maintain that consciousness is necessary for (some degree or level of) moral status. While these approaches are intuitive to many, in this paper I argue that the judgment that consciousness is necessary for moral status is not secure enough to guide policy regarding non-humans, that policies responsive to the moral status of non-humans...