The idea of human dominion over nature has become entrenched by the dominant rights-
based interpretation of private property. Accordingly, nature is not attributed any inherent …

The capability approach is a broad normative approach which has been developed from the
1980s onwards, most prominently by economist Amartya Sen and philosopher Martha …

Does the fact that humans are vulnerable, needy, and dependent beings play an important
role in Kantian ethics? It is sometimes claimed that it cannot and does not. I argue that it can …

Many venerable legal documents suggest that human dignity is the ground of human rights.
The German Constitution (1945) opens in Article 1 with the captivating declaration:'human …

Este artículo analiza las implicaciones del igualitarismo y del prioritarismo en lo que refiere
a la consideración de los animales no humanos. Estas implicaciones han sido comúnmente …

This paper argues for ethical veganism: the thesis that it is typically wrong to consume
animal products. The paper first sets out an intuitive case for this thesis that begins with the …

This volume assembles a distinguished cast of international scholars to discuss the
connection between emotion and value in Kant's philosophy, from his ethics to his …

Balance has no meaning for a politics that is merely the continuation of war by other means.
Both religious zealots and defenders of scientific fact declare a monopoly on truth and the …

A central question of environmental ethics remains one of how best to account for the
intuitions generated by the Last Man scenarios; that is, it is a question of how to explain our …

A disturbing argument has recently taken hold in some philosophical circles. It concerns
cognitively disabled human beings, particularly those with profound disabilities, otherwise …