The Inconsistencies of the Replaceability Argument

The Inconsistencies of the Replaceability Argument

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Main Author: Bauer, Caitlin M.
Language:English
Published: Wright State University / OhioLINK 2015
Subjects:
Ethics
Philosophy
Animals
Singer
Animal Rights
Animal Welfare
Animal Ethics
The Replaceability Argument
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1433172495
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-wright14331724952021-08-03T06:31:26Z The Inconsistencies of the Replaceability Argument Bauer, Caitlin M. Ethics Philosophy Animals Singer Animal Rights Animal Welfare Animal Ethics The Replaceability Argument In this paper, I will argue against Peter Singer's replaceability argument. I start by showing how Singer's ethical theory of preference-utilitarianism leads to his assertion that everyone should be vegetarian, and later his conclusion that some animals are replaceable. To refute Singer, I argue that death deprives sentient beings of pleasure, and any other good they are capable of experiencing, so death is harmful to animals. Next, I discuss one last claim central to Singer's replaceability argument, that merely sentient animals are not the same individual between periods of consciousness because they have no memory or psychological connections. I refute the claim that they don't retain their individuality by arguing that their individuality is biological, rather than psychology. I conclude that merely sentient beings are biological individuals who are harmed by death because death deprives them of pleasure. Thus, they are not replaceable. 2015-06-01 English text Wright State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1433172495 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1433172495 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Ethics
Philosophy
Animals
Singer
Animal Rights
Animal Welfare
Animal Ethics
The Replaceability Argument
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Philosophy
Animals
Singer
Animal Rights
Animal Welfare
Animal Ethics
The Replaceability Argument
Bauer, Caitlin M.
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