Christine Korsgaard on the Status of Animals

Published: Feb. 3, 2015, 12:30 p.m.

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Many philosophers argue in favour of the welfare of animals because of their capacity for feeling pain. Harvard philosopher\\xa0Christine Korsgaard\\xa0is unusual in using Kantian arguments to defend the status of animals as ends in themselves. She discusses her approach with Nigel Warburton\\xa0in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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