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I'm all for the humane treatment of animals. Humans are animals. But doesn't "person" imply "human"? Does a human need to be intelligent to be a person? what ab
by tremendo 16y ago
I'm all for the humane treatment of animals. Humans are animals. But doesn't "person" imply "human"? Does a human need to be intelligent to be a person? what about someone with extensive brain damage, wouldn't (s)he still be a person? Why muddle definitions?
- fleitz 16y agoIt's a very interesting philosophical question about what implies a person and if such a thing can be lost, and when personhood is gained. It was once very easy to lose personhood, for example being unable to pay your debts, or losing in combat. It seems that for the present personhood is gained at birth and is never lost. For better or worse, corporations are also treated as persons.