The Moral Implications of Human and Animal Vulnerability

• Main Author: Martin, Angela K
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 2023; Springer International Publishing; Springer International Publishing AG; Palgrave Macmillan
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: animal ethics; Animal welfare; Ethics and moral philosophy; Medical; Medicine and Nursing; Nonfiction; Philosophy; Philosophy and Religion; Sociology; speciesism; Topics in philosophy; universal vulnerability; Veterinary medicine; vulnerability; Vulnerability (Personality trait); vulnerable groups; vulnerable populations; Well-being

In this open access book, Angela K. Martin thoroughly addresses what human and animal vulnerability are, how and why they matter from a moral point of view, and how they compare to each other. By first defining universal and situational human vulnerability, Martin lays the groundwork for investigati...