Kant’s argument regarding animals and their rights, is based on rationality. This is because Kant analyses the way in which animals work and points out the one thing that distinguishes humans from animals. This one thing is rationalism, as humans have the ability to use reason, unlike animals. Therefore Kant decides that animals are not conscious beings, hence cannot be held responsible for their actions, whereas humans can be, animals are simply a means to an end for humans. However, this does not mean we should treat animals in a different way to humans, as Kant concludes that although we have no direct obligations to animals themselves, we have indirect duties to humans through our treatment to animals.
Kant argued that only rational and
Kant argued that only rational and