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“Can They Suffer?”: Jeremy Bentham on our Obligations to Animals

March 18, 2022July 21, 2025 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 4 Comments

An overview of Jeremy Bentham's ethical views on animal rights, including the famous quote “the question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?”

Theories of Moral Considerability: Who and What Matters Morally?

January 1, 2022May 12, 2026 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 8 Comments

An introduction to theories of moral considerability, moral status or moral standing, which is about the question of who and what matters morally.

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