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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语言 英语 ● 格式 PDF ● 网页 10 ● ISBN 9783656834939 ● 文件大小 0.4 MB ● 出版者 GRIN Verlag ● 市 München ● 国家 DE ● 发布时间 2014 ● 版 1 ● 下载 24 个月 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 4039176 ● 复制保护 无