Which of the Following Best Captures the Basic Question Singer

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best captures the basic question Singer is trying to answer in "All Animals Are Equal"?

• A) What degree of rationality is needed for an animal to deserve equal consideration of its interest?
• B) Why should we treat nonhuman animals and human beings equally?
• C) What does the principle of equality amount to, and why should we extend that principle to nonhuman animals?
• D) What factual equalities exist between nonhuman and human animals such that we ought to treat nonhuman animals equally?

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A characteristic of substances that cannot dissolve in a specified solvent, such as water.

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