Justice pour les bêtes
What are animals ? Are they things or rather persons ? The American philosopher Martha Nussbaum believes that non-human animals are sensitive and vulnerable creatures who should now be entitled to a good life. Non-human animals thus deserve protection under the justice umbrella as proper subjects of...
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description | What are animals ? Are they things or rather persons ? The American philosopher Martha Nussbaum believes that non-human animals are sensitive and vulnerable creatures who should now be entitled to a good life. Non-human animals thus deserve protection under the justice umbrella as proper subjects of rights so that they can enjoy flourishing lives. Such an approach should however not consist in a pure and simple transfer of human rights to animals. Rather than dissolving the frontier between human animals and non-human animals, accrediting animals would be more relevant when focused on animal capabilities. |
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spelling | doaj-art-4ec03c2dfa394603b0648077fd0643642025-02-05T16:35:08ZfraRéseau Développement Durable et Territoires FragilesDéveloppement Durable et Territoires1772-99712015-12-01610.4000/developpementdurable.11023Justice pour les bêtesAgathe CouvreurWhat are animals ? Are they things or rather persons ? The American philosopher Martha Nussbaum believes that non-human animals are sensitive and vulnerable creatures who should now be entitled to a good life. Non-human animals thus deserve protection under the justice umbrella as proper subjects of rights so that they can enjoy flourishing lives. Such an approach should however not consist in a pure and simple transfer of human rights to animals. Rather than dissolving the frontier between human animals and non-human animals, accrediting animals would be more relevant when focused on animal capabilities.https://journals.openedition.org/developpementdurable/11023capabilitiesjusticeanimalsNussbaumrights |
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title | Justice pour les bêtes |
title_full | Justice pour les bêtes |
title_fullStr | Justice pour les bêtes |
title_full_unstemmed | Justice pour les bêtes |
title_short | Justice pour les bêtes |
title_sort | justice pour les betes |
topic | capabilities justice animals Nussbaum rights |
url | https://journals.openedition.org/developpementdurable/11023 |
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