Caretakers of value: A theory of human personhood.
According to a traditional view, humans are superior to their non‐human terrestrial companions because they alone are "rational animals." Although the traditional view is presupposed by our social and legal institutions, it has been called into question by modern science: Darwin himself claimed that...
| Publicado en: | Philosophical Forum Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 251 - 270 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2024
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