从宗教和道德传统的漫长道路到无脊椎动物的福利
1Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
|April 13, 2024
概括
动物福利的伦理考虑往往排除无脊椎动物,尽管它们的生态重要性. 对无脊椎动物感觉的新科学理解需要重新评估它们的道德地位和保护.
科学领域:
- 动物福利的伦理学
- 无脊椎动物生物学 无脊椎动物生物学
- 比較宗教 比較宗教
背景情况:
- 从历史上看,道德框架对无脊椎动物的考虑较小,而不是脊椎动物.
- 原住民传统往往承认所有生命的内在价值,与生态原则保持一致.
- 基于统治的宗教观点 (例如,犹太教-基督教-伊斯兰教) 导致了人类中心主义和对非人类动物的忽视.
研究的目的:
- 检查动物福利的历史和哲学基础,特别是无脊椎动物.
- 为了突出脊椎动物和无脊椎动物之间的伦理考虑的差异.
- 基于新出现的科学证据,倡导扩大对无脊椎动物的道德考虑.
主要方法:
- 关于人与动物关系的宗教和哲学文本的审查.
- 对生态原则及其伦理含义的分析.
- 检查关于无脊椎动物感知和能力的科学文献.
主要成果:
- 许多主要的伦理传统并没有优先考虑无脊椎动物的福利.
- 教因其明确保护所有无脊椎动物而脱而出.
- 从历史上看,科学客观性和哲学疏远性忽视了无脊椎动物的感知能力.
- 无脊椎动物构成了地球上97%的动物.
结论:
- 当前的伦理实践和科学传统需要进行重大修订,以包括无脊椎动物.
- 承认无脊椎动物的感知能力对于推进全面的动物福利至关重要.
- 迫切需要将道德地位和福利考虑扩展到绝大多数动物生命中.
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