On the moral considerability of Homo sapiens and other species

Environmental Values

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-84

  Sandler, Ronald ^a   Crane, Judith ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Future generations; Homo sapiens; Interests; Moral considerability; Species

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; FUTURE PROSPECT; MORALITY;

HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 33644499173     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327106776678960     Document Type: Article

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