The argument from marginal cases: Is species a relevant difference

Croatian Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 11, Issue 32, 2011, Pages 225-235

  Tanner, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Marginal humas; Moral agency; Rationality; Speciesism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855864957     PISSN: 13331108     EISSN: 18476139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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