Kevin W Jenkins
Biographic Data
| ID | 221504 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin W Jenkins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin W |
| FAMILY NAME | Jenkins |
| SIGNATURE | JENKINS K W |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Carolina University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Misanthropy, idealism and attitudes towards animals
When evaluating the ethical status of an action that harms a nonhuman animal (henceforth animal), one might weigh the benefit to humankind against the cost of the harm done to the animal. To the extent that one does not like humans (is misanthropic), one will not be likely to think that benefits to humans can justify doing harm to animals. We hypothesized that misanthropy would be less strongly related to support for animal rights among idealists…
Misanthropy, idealism and attitudes towards animals
When evaluating the ethical status of an action that harms a nonhuman animal (henceforth animal), one might weigh the benefit to humankind against the cost of the harm done to the animal. To the extent that one does not like humans (is misanthropic), one will not be likely to think that benefits to humans can justify doing harm to animals. We hypothesized that misanthropy would be less strongly related to support for animal rights among idealists…
Misanthropy, idealism and attitudes towards animals
When evaluating the ethical status of an action that harms a nonhuman animal (henceforth animal), one might weigh the benefit to humankind against the cost of the harm done to the animal. To the extent that one does not like humans (is misanthropic), one will not be likely to think that benefits to humans can justify doing harm to animals. We hypothesized that misanthropy would be less strongly related to support for animal rights among idealists…
Animal ethics (1 work) · Animal rights (1 work) · Animal testing and alternatives (1 work) · Animal welfare (1 work) · Animal-assisted therapy (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Ecology (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Harm (1 work)