Ethical theories and nonhuman animals

Defenses of speciesism

29 Jun 2017

This text examines and questions the view s of those theorists have argued in defense of speciesism. Read more

Virtue ethics and care ethics

25 Mar 2014

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

25 Mar 2014

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

25 Mar 2014

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

25 Mar 2014

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

25 Mar 2014

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

25 Mar 2014

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

19 Mar 2014

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

19 Mar 2014

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