situating animals in Hare's two level utilitarianism Varner, Gary E. (Gary Edward) 1957- creator text nyu New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource. Drawing heavily on recent empirical research to update R.M. Hare's two-level utilitarianism and expand Hare's treatment of 'intuitive level rules,' Gary Varner considers in detail the theory's application to animals while arguing that Hare should have recognized a hierarchy of persons, near-persons, and the merely sentient. specialized Gary E. Varner. Includes bibliographical references and index. Animal rights Cognition in animals Ethics Utilitarianism Hare, R. M. (Richard Mervyn) HV4708 .V37 2012 179.3 9780199949465 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199758784.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199758784.001.0001 StDuBDS 120822 20150804193939.0 EDZ0000095421