animals and plants have as much right to exist on this planet as humans do, and we have a responsibility to ensure their continued survival and coexistence with us.
I’m not sure the idea of recognizing rights to insentient entities is compatible with effective altruism. It seems to me that a key element in this movement is that of helping others, where ‘others’ is most naturally understood to refer to some kind of subject of experience—someone for whom things can go well or badly.
animals and plants have as much right to exist on this planet as humans do, and we have a responsibility to ensure their continued survival and coexistence with us.
I’m not sure the idea of recognizing rights to insentient entities is compatible with effective altruism. It seems to me that a key element in this movement is that of helping others, where ‘others’ is most naturally understood to refer to some kind of subject of experience—someone for whom things can go well or badly.