Mikel Torres
Biographic Data
| ID | 10289841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mikel Torres |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mikel |
| FAMILY NAME | Torres |
| SIGNATURE | TORRES M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Case for Intervention in Nature on Behalf of Animals
If we assume that all sentient animals deserve equal moral consideration and, therefore, that their interests are morally relevant, what should be our attitude regarding natural phenomena like predation or starvation which are harmful for many wild animals? Do we have the prima facie moral obligation to try to mitigate unnecessary, avoidable and unjustified animal suffering in nature? In this paper I assume two main theses: (1) Humans and (many) …
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The Case for Intervention in Nature on Behalf of Animals
If we assume that all sentient animals deserve equal moral consideration and, therefore, that their interests are morally relevant, what should be our attitude regarding natural phenomena like predation or starvation which are harmful for many wild animals? Do we have the prima facie moral obligation to try to mitigate unnecessary, avoidable and unjustified animal suffering in nature? In this paper I assume two main theses: (1) Humans and (many) …
Animal ethics (1 work) · Animal rights (1 work) · Environmental ethics (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law and economics (1 work) · Moral obligation (1 work) · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations (1 work) · Obligation (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work)