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ERIC Number: EJ756882
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Feb-3
Pages: 3
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
The Moral Status of Animals
Nussbaum, Martha C.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v52 n22 pB6-B8 Feb 2006
Human beings share a world and its scarce resources with other intelligent creatures, yet humans act in ways that deny other animals a dignified existence. A discussion on why notions of basic justice, entitlement, and law can, and must be extended across the species barrier is presented.
Descriptors: Animals, Justice, Moral Values, Ethics
Chronicle of Higher Education. 1255 23rd Street NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037. Tel: 800-728-2803; e-mail: circulation@chronicle.com; Web site: http://chronicle.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Entitlement