In 2001, Richard Posner participated in a debate on this topic on Slate.
In 2001, Richard Posner participated in a debate on this topic on Slate. A seminal book on this topic makes use of the concept of "subjects-of-a-life" and was written by Tom Regan. Gary Francione espouses the abolitionist position on this philosophical topic. Books by Richard Ryder and Mary Midgley contributed to the growing interest in this topic in the late 1970s, influenced by the 1975 publication of a book arguing for the principle of equal (*) consideration of interests. Philosophers working on this topic often discuss the "argument from marginal cases," one premise of which is that infants and comatose people have moral status. A book on this topic by Peter Singer popularized the term "speciesism." For 10 points, name this area of ethics concerned with non-human creatures.
In 2001, Richard Posner participated in a debate on this topic on Slate.
animal rights [accept animal liberation or anything else reasonable mentioning animals; prompt on "ethics"] 