Nonhuman Value: A Survey of the Intrinsic Valuation of Natural and Artificial Nonhuman Entities.

To be intrinsically valuable means to be valuable for its own sake. Moral philosophy is often ethically anthropocentric, meaning that it locates intrinsic value within humans. This paper rejects ethical anthropocentrism and asks, in what ways might nonhumans be intrinsically valuable? The paper answ...

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Publicado en:Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 1 - 30
Autores principales: Owe, Andrea, Baum, Seth D., Coeckelbergh, Mark
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2022
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        Anthropocentrism
        Artificial intelligence
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