dc.contributor.author | Milligan, Tony | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-12-16T12:30:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-12-16T12:30:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-11 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Milligan , T 2009 , ' Dependent Companions ' , Journal of Applied Philosophy , vol. 26 , no. 4 , pp. 402-413 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5930.2009.00460.x | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1468-5930 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/12328 | |
dc.description.abstract | My primary concern will be to cast light upon the relation between animal guardians (‘pet owners’) and pets as a deep relation. I will proceed with a degree of indirectness by explaining why animal guardians can have an epistemically-privileged position when it comes to end-of-life decisions concerning pets. My contention is that they are best placed to grasp the relevant narrative considerations upon which end-of-life deliberation in marginal cases ought to depend. Such narrative-appreciation is built into the practice of treating animals as pets. By virtue of having such a narrative appreciation, animal guardians can be best placed to grasp the life-role of pain and suffering. | en |
dc.format.extent | 12 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Applied Philosophy | |
dc.subject | animals | |
dc.subject | pets | |
dc.subject | companion animals | |
dc.subject | ethics | |
dc.subject | General Arts and Humanities | |
dc.title | Dependent Companions | en |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Humanities | |
dc.contributor.institution | Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute | |
dc.contributor.institution | Philosophy | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1111/j.1468-5930.2009.00460.x | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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