Chapter 13 The Role of Neuroscience in Precise, Precautionary, and Probabilistic Accounts of Sentience

• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Springer Nature 2020
• Onderwerpen: Neurosciences; Sentience, Consciousness, Arguments by analogy, Precautionary principle
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Given that there is currently no consensus as to exactly which animals are sentient, how should we make moral decisions when we are uncertain as to which of the animals influenced by that decision are sentient? And how relevant is evidence from the neurosciences for making these decisions? In this c...