R. G. Frey on the Principle of the Equal Consideration of Interests
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 7, 2008
According to Singer , the principle of the equal consideration of interests 'requires us to be vegetarians'. Interests arise, Singer contends, from the capacity to feel pain, which he labels a 'prerequisite' for having interests at all; and animals can and do suffer, can and do feel pain.
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