What Implications Do a Consciousness-Independent Perspective on Moral Status Entail for Future Brain Organoid Research?
Masanori Kataoka, Tsutomu Sawai
AJOB Neuroscience April 3, 2023 DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2023.2188285 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that Joshua Shepherd's attempt to ground non-human moral status in phenomenal consciousness via an objectivist account of welfare is problematic, because objectivist welfare cannot adequately establish the moral status of non-human entities and may exclude many beings that plausibly deserve moral consideration. |
Abstract
In his paper “Non-human moral status: problems with phenomenal consciousness,” Joshua Shepherd emphasized an objectivist understanding of welfare to establish the moral status of non-human entities...
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