NanoEthics 8 (1):101-109 (2014)
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In "Making Sense of Animal Disenhancement" Adam Henschke provides a framework for fully understanding and evaluating animal disenhancement. His conclusion is that animal disenhancement is neither morally nor pragmatically justified. In this paper I argue that Henschke misapplies his own framework for understanding disenhancement, resulting in a stronger conclusion than is justified. In diagnosing his misstep, I argue that the resources he has provided us, combined with my refinements, result in two new avenues for inquiry: an application of concepts from political theory to disenhancement, and an inquiry in to the mode of valuation that underlies industrial animal agriculture and disenhancement proposals
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Keywords | Animal disenhancement Animal rights Ethical theory Food ethics Reasons Ideal theory Nonideal theory Value Justice Animal welfare |
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DOI | 10.1007/s11569-014-0190-1 |
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