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Christine Korsgaard on the Status of Animals

2015/2/3
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Many philosophers argue in favour of the welfare of animals because of their capacity for feeling pain. Harvard philosopher Christine Korsgaard) is unusual in using Kantian arguments to defend the status of animals as ends in themselves. She discusses her approach with Nigel Warburton) in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.