The Ethics of Extension: Philosophical Speculation on Nonhuman Animals

摘要

In contrast to rigid conceptions of nonhuman animals, several philosophers have put forth ideas that suggest a more flexible and extended vision of other animals. In articulating the condition of humans in the world, philosophers have referenced ideas that necessarily bring other beings in common with humanity. Significantly, conceptions of movement and biological transformation have played a central role in these ruminations, thereby suggesting the importance of geographical variables in humanonhuman relations. By drawing out the connections between these perspectives, this paper outlines an ethics of extension.