Incorporating Theories of Moral Status into Practical Guidelines Should Involve

question 33

Multiple Choice

Incorporating theories of moral status into practical guidelines should involve:

• A) A two-tiered species difference between humans and nonhumans
• B) A principle of equal consideration for human persons and nonhuman animals
• C) Only presently existing capacities of beings, not potentialities, in determining moral status
• D) The concept of "degrees" of moral status in specifying how beings can change in rank as properties are gained and lost