Preference autonomy and animal welfare in Regan

Authors

  • Luciano Rocha Santana Doctor en Filosofía Moral por la Universidad de Salamanca (España).
  • Tagore Trajano de Almeida Silva PhD in Law, Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brazil).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36151/DALPS.005

Keywords:

Animal well-being, preference autonomy, Regan’s thought

Abstract

In his deontological construction, Regan recognizes the privileged moral status of certain non-human animals, stating that they should not be treated as mere means to human ends, as they are endowed with "inherent value". Because they have complex consciousness and well-being, these beings called “subjects-of-a-life” – mammals, birds, and probably fish, mentally normal of one year of age or more – have a “preferred autonomy” – that is, the ability to act in pursuit of the satisfaction of their desires. This is a sufficient condition for them to be attributed an inherent value and the consequent recognition of their “basic moral right to respectful treatment”, which translates into the rights to life, integrity, and liberty, thus expanding the boundaries of moral community and rights to limits that go beyond the human one.

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Author Biographies

Luciano Rocha Santana, Doctor en Filosofía Moral por la Universidad de Salamanca (España).

Doctor in Moral Philosophy from the University of Salamanca (Spain). Founder of the Animal Abolitionist Institute. Research Professor at the Federal University of Bahia (Brazil).

Tagore Trajano de Almeida Silva , PhD in Law, Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brazil).

PhD in Law, Universidade Federal da Bahia (Brazil). Professor of Environmental Law at the Federal University of Bahia. Researcher in the field of Animal Law. Lawyer.

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Published

2023-07-10

How to Cite

Rocha Santana, L., & Trajano de Almeida Silva , T. (2023). Preference autonomy and animal welfare in Regan. DALPS (Derecho Animal-Animal Legal and Policy Studies), 1, 100–132. https://doi.org/10.36151/DALPS.005

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