Tag: animal rights
Can Animals Be Held Criminally Responsible?
While the idea is handled provocatively in philosophy literature, in practice, animals are envisioned as plaintiffs, not defendants, in animal rights cases.
The Law Society in UK Endorses “Nature Rights”
In other words, we should redefine our self-understanding as being just another species in the forest.
Bees Feel Pain. Therefore…Insect Rights?
As we learn more from research about how various life forms respond to experiences, a more complex picture may raise political issues.
Local “Water Rights” Law Invalidated in Florida
“Nature rights” and “animal rights” activists will keep trying. And there is no denying they are making incremental inroads.
Engineer: Failing to See His AI Program as a Person Is “Bigotry”
Earlier this month, just in time for the release of Robert J. Marks’s book Non-Computable You, the story broke.