Why Keep a Dog and Bark Yourself? Making Choices for Non‐Human Animals.

Abstract: Animals are usually considered to lack the status of autonomous agents. Nevertheless, they do appear to make ostensible choices. This article considers whether, and how, I should respect animals' choices. I propose a concept of volitionality which can be respected if, and insofar as, doing...

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Published in:	Journal of Applied Philosophy Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 168 - 186
Main Author:	Yeates, James W.
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Feb2018
Subjects:	Animal behavior Choice (Psychology) Decision making Will Subjectivity Human behavior
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost