Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Philosophy – General Essays, Eras, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: It is a fundamental flaw of humanity to consider all of mankind equal and above every other species known to us. It is a flaw that we do not even recognise as a flaw. We go about our day-to-day business without a second thought about whether or not the man across the street is less or more of a person than ourselves. Nevertheless, this flaw exists. It is unfounded and irrational and yet influences almost all our judgments and decisions. Personhood is not a right of mankind. In fact personhood is not a right of any creature. In this essay I explore how we can decide how to award personhood and to whom.
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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 10 ● ISBN 9783656834939 ● Taille du fichier 0.4 MB ● Maison d’édition GRIN Verlag ● Lieu München ● Pays DE ● Publié 2014 ● Édition 1 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 4039176 ● Protection contre la copie sans