The moral consideration of artificial entities: a literature review
Ethicists, policy-makers, and the general public have questioned whether artificial entities
such as robots warrant rights or other forms of moral consideration. There is little synthesis of …
such as robots warrant rights or other forms of moral consideration. There is little synthesis of …
The most human bot: Female gendering increases humanness perceptions of bots and acceptance of AI
S Borau, T Otterbring, S Laporte… - Psychology & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Companies have repeatedly launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) products such as intelligent
chatbots and robots with female names, voices, and bodies. Previous research posits that …
chatbots and robots with female names, voices, and bodies. Previous research posits that …
Moral character in person perception
GP Goodwin - Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding how people form impressions of others is a key goal of social cognition
research. Past theories have posited that two fundamental dimensions—warmth and …
research. Past theories have posited that two fundamental dimensions—warmth and …
Why people love animals yet continue to eat them
J Piazza - Why we love and exploit animals, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
We, as humans, are deeply fascinated by animals from an early age yet we also in many
ways exploit animals. Eating animals is a particular “blind spot” in our ethical thinking about …
ways exploit animals. Eating animals is a particular “blind spot” in our ethical thinking about …
Consumer perceptions of conventional and alternative protein sources: A mixed-methods approach with meal and product framing
Understanding consumer perceptions of meat alternatives is key to facilitating a shift toward
more sustainable food consumption. Importantly, these perceptions may vary according to …
more sustainable food consumption. Importantly, these perceptions may vary according to …
Unpalatable truths: Commitment to eating meat is associated with strategic ignorance of food-animal minds
Animal minds are of central importance to debates about their rights and welfare. Remaining
ignorant of evidence that animals have minds is therefore likely to facilitate their …
ignorant of evidence that animals have minds is therefore likely to facilitate their …
When meat gets personal, animals' minds matter less: Motivated use of intelligence information in judgments of moral standing
J Piazza, S Loughnan - Social Psychological and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Why are many Westerners outraged by dog meat, but comfortable with pork? This is
particularly puzzling, given strong evidence that both species are highly intelligent. We …
particularly puzzling, given strong evidence that both species are highly intelligent. We …
Tree‐huggers versus human‐lovers: Anthropomorphism and dehumanization predict valuing nature over outgroups
Previous examinations of the scope of moral concern have focused on aggregate
attributions of moral worth. However, because trade‐offs exist in valuing different kinds of …
attributions of moral worth. However, because trade‐offs exist in valuing different kinds of …
[HTML][HTML] Changing minds about minds: Evidence that people are too sceptical about animal sentience
Our relationships with other animals are governed by how we view their capacity for
sentience and suffering. However, there is currently little agreement as to whether people's …
sentience and suffering. However, there is currently little agreement as to whether people's …
Utilitarianism for animals, Kantianism for people? Harming animals and humans for the greater good.
Most people hold that it is wrong to sacrifice some humans to save a greater number of
humans. Do people also think that it is wrong to sacrifice some animals to save a greater …
humans. Do people also think that it is wrong to sacrifice some animals to save a greater …