Humans and Other Animals
Challenging the Boundaries of Humanity
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2016
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-78093-218-7 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-78093-218-7 (ISBN)
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This book examines and challenges the boundaries so often drawn in philosophy, between humans and other animals, drawing on philosophical, legal and scientific perspectives in order to question the legitimacy and utility of such distinctions and thereby to explore the moral and philosophical meanings of humanity and being human.
The aim of this book is to examine and challenge the boundaries so often drawn in philosophy, as elsewhere, between humans and other animals, drawing on philosophical, legal and scientific perspectives in order to question the legitimacy and utility of such distinctions and thereby to explore the moral and philosophical meanings of humanity and being human.
A century and half ago, Darwin's theory of evolution challenged the notion of absolute species boundaries, showing that humans were related to animals rather than created unique amongst living creatures and putting us on a continuum with other animals and indeed all life on earth.
Genetically, biologically, as moral subjects and even as moral agents, humans are a species of animal. What implications might this have for philosophical considerations of human nature, for the use of 'human' as a qualifier or distinguishing feature in moral, legal and social contexts, and for how we view ourselves, other creatures that exist now and creatures that might one day exist?
The aim of this book is to examine and challenge the boundaries so often drawn in philosophy, as elsewhere, between humans and other animals, drawing on philosophical, legal and scientific perspectives in order to question the legitimacy and utility of such distinctions and thereby to explore the moral and philosophical meanings of humanity and being human.
A century and half ago, Darwin's theory of evolution challenged the notion of absolute species boundaries, showing that humans were related to animals rather than created unique amongst living creatures and putting us on a continuum with other animals and indeed all life on earth.
Genetically, biologically, as moral subjects and even as moral agents, humans are a species of animal. What implications might this have for philosophical considerations of human nature, for the use of 'human' as a qualifier or distinguishing feature in moral, legal and social contexts, and for how we view ourselves, other creatures that exist now and creatures that might one day exist?
Sarah Chan is Deputy Director of The Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation and a Research Fellow in Bioethics and Law at the University of Manchester, UK.
Chimps, Chimeras and Cybrids: Trans-Species Ethical Challenges; Sarah Chan
Personhood for Animals; John Harris
Genetic Enhancement, Moral Status and Post-Persons; David DeGrazia
With Power Comes Responsibility; Lisa Bortolotti
Changing Humanity; Peter Lachmann
The Beginnings of Morality in Animal Social Instincts; Frans de Waal
Solving Momo's Problem: Evolution and the Emergence of Windows to the Mind; Juan Carlos Gomez
Animals, Humans and Moral Judgment; Matteo Mameli
What or Who is Human? A Conundrum for the Law; Margaret Brazier and Sara Fovargue
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| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.8.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Science Ethics and Society |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78093-218-9 / 1780932189 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78093-218-7 / 9781780932187 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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