Assume That Steinbock Is Correct That Human Beings Have Certain

question 858

Multiple Choice

Assume that Steinbock is correct that human beings have certain capacities that entitle us to a privileged position in the moral community. Which of the following could you infer from that claim?

• A) Any human interest is worth more than any animal interest.
• B) Nothing other than a human being could ever have those capacities.
• C) There are nonhuman creatures that have even more morally relevant capacities and that, therefore, occupy an even more privileged position in the moral community.
• D) None of the above.

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