Drawing heavily on recent empirical research to update R.M. Hare's two-level utilitarianism and expand Hare's treatment of "intuitive level rules," Gary Varner considers in detail the theory's application to animals while arguing that Hare should have recognized a hierarchy of persons, near-persons, & the merely sentient.
Drawing heavily on recent empirical research to update R.M. Hare's two-level utilitarianism and expand Hare's treatment of "intuitive level rules," Gary Varner considers in detail the theory's application to animals while arguing that Hare should have recognized a hierarchy of persons, near-persons, & the merely sentient.
Gary E. Varner wrote one of the first dissertations on environmental ethics. His publications have covered topics in hunting, animal agriculture and human nutrition, medical research, cloning, and pet ownership, as well as philosophical issues associated with professional ethics and environmental law. He is Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University.
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Abbreviations Part I - Hare's Two-Level Utilitarianism 1: Introduction 2: Hare on the Logic of Moral Discourse 3: The Nature of Intuitive Level System "ILS") Rules 4: Assessing Hare's Theory Part II - Sentience, Personhood, and Utilitarianism 5: Which Animals are Sentient? 6: Personhood and Biography 7: Moral Significance and Autonoetic Consciousness (AC) 8: Candidates for Near-Personhood Part III - Formulating ILS Rules for Humans and Animals 9: Replaceability and Population Policy 10: Humane Sustainable Agriculture 11: Conclusion Bibliography
Abbreviations Part I - Hare's Two-Level Utilitarianism 1: Introduction 2: Hare on the Logic of Moral Discourse 3: The Nature of Intuitive Level System "ILS") Rules 4: Assessing Hare's Theory Part II - Sentience, Personhood, and Utilitarianism 5: Which Animals are Sentient? 6: Personhood and Biography 7: Moral Significance and Autonoetic Consciousness (AC) 8: Candidates for Near-Personhood Part III - Formulating ILS Rules for Humans and Animals 9: Replaceability and Population Policy 10: Humane Sustainable Agriculture 11: Conclusion Bibliography
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