Christine M. Korsgaard presents a compelling new view of humans' moral relationships to
the other animals. She defends the claim that we are obligated to treat all sentient beings as …

The philosophical literature on the moral status of nonhuman animals, which is bounteous,
diverse, and sophisticated, contains a glaring omission. There is little discussion of human …

Christine M. Korsgaard is Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Philosophy at Harvard
University. She was educated at the University of Illinois and received a Ph. D. from Harvard …

This article discusses a theory that has often been called deontological, but now is
increasingly called Kantian because of its origins in the theory of Immanuel Kant. It starts …

Some of the greatest writers on moral philosophy have claimed that their theories about
morality do not run counter to the moral views of ordinary men, but on the contrary are an …

Kant's ethics, like others, has unavoidable anthropocentric starting points: only humans, or
other 'rational natures', can hold obligations. Seemingly this should not make speciesist …

Kant's moral philosophy is grounded on the dignity of humanity as its sole fundamental
value, and involves the claim that human beings are to be regarded as the ultimate end of …

Is there something distinctive about humanity that justifies the idea that humans have moral
status while non-humans do not? Providing an answer to this question has become …

Morality's Progress is the summation of nearly three decades of work by a leading figure in
environmental ethics and bioethics. The twenty-two papers here are invigoratingly diverse …

In the philosophical literature on ethical treatment of non-human animals, 1 utilitarian and
rights views predominate. 2 Kantian, duty based views receive little attention, and even less …