Essays about: "sentient"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word sentient.
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1. Sentient Objects — A Theoretical Analysis of the Potential of Animals as Legal Subjects
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The sentience of animals has been scientifically proven since the nineteenth century, which has led to changes in our attitude towards animals and to the proliferation of anti-cruelty laws. But despite the rise of an Animal Law discipline, animal rights organisations’ attempting to elevate the legal status of animals, and several recent European legislative changes categorising animals as “non-things”, the legal status of a person has not yet been extended to animals. READ MORE
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2. Better Never to Have Been? : A Critique of David Benatar’s Axiological Asymmetry Argument for Antinatalism
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierAbstract : David Benatar’s axiological asymmetry argument for antinatalism states that it is always bad for a sentient being to come into existence. There has been a lot of discussion about this argument since its publication in 2006, but this discussion has often been lacking by not accepting some ground rules, or assumptions, that Benatar establishes. READ MORE
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3. The evolutionary origins of consciousness
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskapAbstract : Some unanswered questions about consciousness as a biological phenomenon lie in its evolutionary origin and distribution among living organisms. Which animals are conscious and when did consciousness appear in the history of life on earth? The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on these long-standing questions by reviewing the literature on the evolutionary approaches to the fundamental concept of phenomenal consciousness. READ MORE
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4. The Art of the Political Metaphor : Examining Boris Johnson's use of conceptual metaphors in a speech on Brexit
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierAbstract : As the 2016 Brexit referendum was an election largely decided by the use of language, there was merit in examining how the Leave campaign had managed to be successful. Therefore, this study asks how one of the leave campaign's main figure heads, Boris Johnson, used metaphors to frame the relationship between Britain and the EU. READ MORE
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5. Studenters och djursjukskötares attityder till djur och djurs välfärd
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Icke-humana djur utgör en integrerad och viktig del i både samhället som stort och för den enskilda privatpersonen. Djuren används i dag på många olika sätt, där sällskapsdjuren har rollen som en vän eller familjemedlem, medan andra djur används inom livsmedelsindustrin, forskning och för nöjes skull. READ MORE
