BIOL 2470 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Homo Sapiens, Speciesism, Thomas Edison
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The philosophy of allowing nonhuman animals to have the basic rights that all sentient beings desire; freedom to live a natural life, free from human exploitation, unnecessary pain and suffering, and premature death. The idea that animals should have the same moral rights as humans, the same inherent value for example, the rights not to be used for food, experimentation or entertainment, and the right to be free. It"s one of many different belief systems. It"s a belief system based on ethical concerns for animals. Speciesism a prejudice for one"s own species (homo sapiens) and against other species; involves the assigning of different moral statues, values or rights to beings on the basis of their species relationship. Entails discrimination practiced by humans against other species. Unequal treatment that is usually justified on the grounds that human beings, as a species, are superior in some way to other species. Not about working for equality between human and nonhuman animals.
