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Moral Animals and Agency as a Two-dimensional Capacity

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posted on 2024-01-08, 06:33 authored by MICHAEL KOSINSKI
Nonhuman animals are usually not considered moral agents, but does morality exist in the animal kingdom? This thesis explores the possibility of moral animals through a concept of agency adapted from Christine Korsgaard's that argues moral agency may extend further than thought under a view like hers.

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Principal supervisor

Toby Handfield

Additional supervisor 1

Timothy Bayne

Year of Award

2024

Department, School or Centre

School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies

Course

Master of Arts

Degree Type

MPHIL

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Faculty of Arts

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