Human Beings Among the Beasts.

In this article, we develop and defend a new argument for animalism – the thesis that we human persons are human animals. The argument takes this rough form: since our pets are animals, we are too. We'll begin with remarks on animalism and its rivals, develop our main argument, and then defend it ag...

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Publicado en:Pacific Philosophical Quarterly Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 455 - 468
Autores principales: Bailey, Andrew M., Pruss, Alexander R.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Sep2021
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Sumario:In this article, we develop and defend a new argument for animalism – the thesis that we human persons are human animals. The argument takes this rough form: since our pets are animals, we are too. We'll begin with remarks on animalism and its rivals, develop our main argument, and then defend it against a few replies.