How to Count Animals More or Less

Most people agree that animals count morally but how exactly should we take animals into account? A prominent stance in contemporary ethical discussions is that animals have the same moral status that people do and so in moral deliberation the similar interests of animals and people should<br>be given the very same consideration. In <em>How to Count Animals more or less</em> Shelly Kagan sets out and defends a hierarchical approach in which people count more than animals do and some animals count more than others. For the most part moral theories have not been developed in such a way as to<br>take account of differences in status. By arguing for a hierarchical account of morality - and exploring what status sensitive principles might look like - Kagan reveals just how much work needs to be done to arrive at an adequate view of our duties toward animals and of morality more generally.<br>