Problems with basing insect ethics on individuals’ welfare

In their target article, Mikhalevich & Powell (M&P) argue that we should extend moral protection to arthropods. In this commentary, we show that there are some unforeseen obstacles to applying the sort of individualistic welfare-based ethics that M&P have in mind to certain arthropods, n...

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Autores: Monso Gil, Susana, Osuna Mascaró, Antonio J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:espacio_____::78ef0bbacccb7ca5b7206ce9f11121ae
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/32699
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:11 Lógica
72 Filosofía
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Sumario:In their target article, Mikhalevich & Powell (M&P) argue that we should extend moral protection to arthropods. In this commentary, we show that there are some unforeseen obstacles to applying the sort of individualistic welfare-based ethics that M&P have in mind to certain arthropods, namely, insects. These obstacles have to do with the fact that there are often many more individuals involved in our dealings with insects than our ethical theories anticipate, and also with the fact that, in some sense, some insects count as more than an individual and, in another sense, they sometimes count as less than an individual.