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Animal ethics
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The list Animal ethics includes
Animal rights, Animal ethics, Speciesism, Animal welfare and Sentience.
The list consists of 7 members
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Animal welfare
The well-being of (non-human) animals
Overview: Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare ...
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Cruelty to animals
human infliction of suffering or harm upon non-human animals, for purposes other than self-defense or survival
Overview: Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse, animal neglect or animal cruelty, is the infliction of suffering or harm by humans upon non-human animals, either by omission (neglect) or by commission. More ... 0
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Animal rights
Belief that animals have interests that should be considered
Overview: Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth independent of their utility to humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should ... 0
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Animal ethics
consideration of non-human animals in morality
Overview: Animal ethics is a term used in academia to name the branch of ethics that examines human-animal relationships, the moral consideration of animals and how nonhuman animals ought to be treated. The subject ... 0
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Speciesism
special consideration to individuals solely on the basis of their species membership
Overview: Speciesism is a term used in philosophy regarding the treatment of individuals of different species. The term has several different definitions. Some specifically define speciesism as discrimination or ... 0
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Sentience
The ability to be aware of feelings and sensations
Overview: Sentience is the ability to experience feelings and sensations. It may not necessarily imply higher cognitive functions such as awareness, reasoning, or complex thought processes. Sentience is an important ... 0
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Anthropocentrism
position that human beings are the central species, or the assessment of reality through an exclusively human perspective
Overview: Anthropocentrism (from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) 'human' and κέντρον (kéntron) 'center') is the belief that human beings are the central or most important entity on the planet. The term can ... 0
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