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Speciesism

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Speciesism gives species membership unjustified preference in weighing interests. Assessing the charge requires examining the interests and reasons in question, not merely noting a difference in treatment.

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Guided course · Module 14 · Lesson 86
Whose capacities set the terms of moral standing?
Taylor, Singer and Regan disagree about whose interests count. The lesson tests thresholds of capacity for moral standing and keeps the differences between disability criticism and animal ethics in view.