--------------------------------------------------------------- #22(権利を認める)線をどこに引くのですか? 動物? 昆虫? 細菌? ---------------------------------------------------------------
動物の権利の哲学では権利はその生き物の痛みや苦しみを感じる能力 や「生の主体者」になれる能力によって決められるべきものだとしてい ます。そうした能力は明らかに細菌には存在しませんし哺乳類には存在 します。軟体動物や節足動物(昆虫を含む)に関しては議論が分かれて います。 冒頭の文章で述べた動物の権利の原則を支持するならば、どこに線を引 くべきかは各自が知り得る情報と自分の良心に基づいて決めるべきこと です。 #39と#43の質問ではどこに線を引くかという事に関連する論拠を 検討しています。 DG参照: #39、 #43
----------------------- #22 Where should one draw the line: animals, insects, bacteria? ----------------------- AR philosophy asserts that rights are to be accorded to creatures that have the capacity to experience pain, to suffer, and to be a "subject of a life". Such a capacity is definitely not found in bacteria. It is definitely found in mammals. There is debate about such animals as molluscs and arthropods (including insects). One should decide, based upon available evidence and one's own conscience, where the line should be drawn to adhere to the principle of AR described in the first sentence. Questions #39 and #43 discuss some of the evidence relevant to drawing the line. DG SEE ALSO: #39, #43