Elizabeth Foreman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6210805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Foreman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Foreman |
| SIGNATURE | FOREMAN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Missouri State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Focusing Respect on Creatures
The Object of Respect
Although it is widely held that we do not owe basic respect to nonhuman animals, a close examination of why we owe this respect to human beings leads to the conclusion that we owe it to nonhuman animals as well. While Kant's basic notion of respect for persons is intuitively plausible, Kant's two arguments for why respect is owed to human beings ultimately fail, and a reconsideration of which feature of human beings actually grounds the respect t…
Brain-Damaged Babies and Brain-Damaged Kittens
Given the existence of "marginal human cases," it is often argued that we must either acknowledge that some human beings have lower moral status than some nonhuman animals or commit to the idea that moral status is held by humans qua humans. In this article, the moves available on both sides are shown to be unsatisfactory, and a conception of moral status that avoids both of the standard positions is suggested. Ultimately, it is argued that the d…
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Brain-Damaged Babies and Brain-Damaged Kittens
Given the existence of "marginal human cases," it is often argued that we must either acknowledge that some human beings have lower moral status than some nonhuman animals or commit to the idea that moral status is held by humans qua humans. In this article, the moves available on both sides are shown to be unsatisfactory, and a conception of moral status that avoids both of the standard positions is suggested. Ultimately, it is argued that the d…
The Object of Respect
Although it is widely held that we do not owe basic respect to nonhuman animals, a close examination of why we owe this respect to human beings leads to the conclusion that we owe it to nonhuman animals as well. While Kant's basic notion of respect for persons is intuitively plausible, Kant's two arguments for why respect is owed to human beings ultimately fail, and a reconsideration of which feature of human beings actually grounds the respect t…
Focusing Respect on Creatures
Biology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Animal testing and alternatives (1 work) · Applied philosophy (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Commit (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Contemporary philosophy (1 work) · Creatures (1 work)