Defenses of speciesism
This text examines and questions the view s of those theorists have argued in defense of speciesism. Read more
Virtue ethics and care ethics
Virtue and care ethics are two types of character ethics. Character ethics is a family of normative ethics. According to these theories, we should act […] Read more
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that defends that we should act in ways that bring about as much happiness as possible in the world. Read more
Rights theories
Moral rights are conceived of as rights that individuals are born with and have regardless of whether or not they have legal rights to protect them. Read more
Egalitarianism
Egalitarianism is a position in ethics and in political theory that claims that we should try to reduce inequality. Egalitarians don’t think that only reducing […] Read more
Social contract views
Contractarian principles are based on what we would accept in a scenario in which there aren’t yet any accepted moral or political principles. Read more
Negative consequentialism
According to negative consequentialism, the need to reduce suffering as much as possible must always take priority over anything else. Read more
Different ethical theories
There are many different ethical theories. One feature the most widely accepted ones have in common is that they support the moral consideration of animals. Read more
Ethical theories and nonhuman animals
We all act in certain ways. Our acts and the ultimate reasons behind them are what constitute our morals. We act according to goals we […] Read more