“All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our equals.” states Peter Singer, as he speaks for animal liberation. Surely that makes sense? The debate is on whether or not animals are of the same or of a lesser moral importance than humans, wearying many people who have been bombarded with all the viewpoints. Yet, the situation is, for me very simple: if we are foolish enough to believe that any animals other than humans are not as important or superior, we can be deemed as morally corrupt in thinking so.
One of the reasons why animal rights must be advocated for is the sheer fact that animals are sentient beings. “Sentient” by definition is “the property of being conscious: being …show more content…
It is a known fact that although both animals and humans are sentient beings, they are also very different from each other - some may argue, such as German philosopher Immanuel Kant, that the very aspect that differentiates animals from humans is their lack of capacity to allow them from the ability to reason. However, Immanuel Kant, aside, it is also agreed that men are different from women and children from adults. The argument being presented here is that equality does not require beings to be identical. It is true that whilst many people argue women should have the right to abortion, no one argues the same for men because men are incapable of having an abortion in the first place. It is similarly true that whilst most people believe humans have a right to vote, no one argues that animals deserve a right to vote – even those who support and advocate for animal rights. Equality does not mean that all beings all deserve the same treatment. It means that we consider equally the equal interests and desires of both humans and animals. Equality is a prescriptive rather than a descriptive concept. What is important is that beings should ONLY be treated differently where there is a morally relevant difference between them. For example, we can only justifiably deny dogs the right to vote because there is a relative difference in intelligence between dogs and humans – possibly the capacity to reason found within humans and …show more content…
They are important in keeping the world in order – food chains are the underlying force of much of Planet Earths resources. Humans are no more superior than animals, for we are all sentient beings, all living together as
One of the reasons why animal rights must be advocated for is the sheer fact that animals are sentient beings. “Sentient” by definition is “the property of being conscious: being …show more content…
It is a known fact that although both animals and humans are sentient beings, they are also very different from each other - some may argue, such as German philosopher Immanuel Kant, that the very aspect that differentiates animals from humans is their lack of capacity to allow them from the ability to reason. However, Immanuel Kant, aside, it is also agreed that men are different from women and children from adults. The argument being presented here is that equality does not require beings to be identical. It is true that whilst many people argue women should have the right to abortion, no one argues the same for men because men are incapable of having an abortion in the first place. It is similarly true that whilst most people believe humans have a right to vote, no one argues that animals deserve a right to vote – even those who support and advocate for animal rights. Equality does not mean that all beings all deserve the same treatment. It means that we consider equally the equal interests and desires of both humans and animals. Equality is a prescriptive rather than a descriptive concept. What is important is that beings should ONLY be treated differently where there is a morally relevant difference between them. For example, we can only justifiably deny dogs the right to vote because there is a relative difference in intelligence between dogs and humans – possibly the capacity to reason found within humans and …show more content…
They are important in keeping the world in order – food chains are the underlying force of much of Planet Earths resources. Humans are no more superior than animals, for we are all sentient beings, all living together as