Speciesism, Forms of Life, and the Equal Consideration of Human and Animal Interests

• In Event: Feeling, Sentiment, and the Political Animal

Brief Overview

The paper examines the meaning of the equality of consideration principle to respond to Shelly Kagan’s criticism that it assumes speciesism. It argues that the principle requires protecting higher interests of animals over lesser human interests.

Author

• Andrius Galisanka, Wake Forest University