The Argument from Marginal Cases: is Species a Relevant Difference
The Argument from Marginal Cases: is Species a Relevant Difference

Summary/Abstract: Marginal humans are not rational yet we still think they are morally considerable. This is inconsistent with denying animals moral status on the basis of their irrationality. Therefore, either marginal humans and animals are both morally considerable or neither are. In this paper I consider a major objection to this argument: that species is a relevant difference between humans animals.

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