A Moral Defense of Trophy Hunting and Why It Fails

Sport, Ethics and Philosophy 15 (3):386-399 (2021)
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This is a critique of Timothy Hsiao’s ‘A Moral Defense of Trophy Hunting.’ I argue that Hsiao’s arguments on pain, consciousness, behavior, cruelty, and necessity all fail. More importantly, I argue against his broader conclusion that non-human animals ‘do not have any inherent moral significance.’ My conclusion is that Hsiao’s moral defense of trophy hunting fails.

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10.1080/17511321.2020.1770847

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