3 ms·
Sentience - I really don't see any other sensible qualifier for moral consideration.
by Falling3 10y ago
Sentience - I really don't see any other sensible qualifier for moral consideration.
- nxzero 10y agoSentience is central to the philosophy of animal rights, because sentience is necessary for the ability to suffer, and thus is held to confer certain rights. That said, in my opinion, as it relates to optimal ecosystems, sentience at best might be a consideration. Impact, contribution, etc. to an ecosystem would be a more natural measure.
- Falling3 10y agoDoes that actually matter in and of itself beyond how it affects sentient individuals?
- nxzero 10y agoYes, a health ecosystem requires non-sentient live for a number of reasons including that non-sentient is the source of genetically different sentient live. Diversity is critical for ecosystems.
- 55555 10y agoHumans have a pretty horrible impact on, and contribution to, the ecosystem. Can I kill them? /s
- maxxxxx 10y agoHow you determine something is sentient or not? That's a tough one.
- malz 10y agoThe two can be combined: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentience_quotient https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentience_quotient
- Falling3 10y agoThat's not the sentience we're talking about. From the article: >This is a non-standard usage of the word "sentience"...