… In that case the question is open as to what may ground the attribution of a full and equal
moral status to all (or almost all) human beings. We can distinguish two routes to an answer to …

… This is achieved when ethical judgments in NRE are in some way tested against various
conceptions (Rawls' term for full-blown moral views) or background theories (a concept …

… have a higher moral status? We explain the difference in moral status as follows: the baby
… that explain unimpaired adult humans’ high moral status. We attempt to extend this account …

All too often in considering a moral theory, be it applied or metaethical, the importance of the
metaphysics underlying it is overlooked. It is, however, impossible for a moral theory to be …

… to moral status in section II. I will show in section III that the issue of moral status crucially turns
… full-blooded virtue ethicist, ‘reality’ is a thoroughly moral concept.What we will not find in a …

… ) and cognitive developmental theory, it would have to be established on the basis of more
… full formal operations, at stage 6 in moral reasoning, and in the Identity Achievement status. …

Page 1 Page 2 Moral Status and Human Life Are children of equal, lesser, or perhaps even
greater moral importance than adults? This work of applied moral philosophy develops a …

… Let me quote Grau’s description of this case in full: … basis for moral agency.” As a Liaoian,
you breathe a sigh of relief, confident that your child is in fact deserving of the moral status we …

… a societal consensus on their moral status has emerged. … , to the view that animals have no
moral status. Thus, while ethical … review of (i) leading theories of the moral status of animals,(2…

… shown that right-sided VMPC damage in men causes a relatively fullblown syndrome of “acquired
sociopathy”, along with a full array of emotional processing defects (Tranel et al., 2002…