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DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.08.019 |
Animal Welfare and Social Decisions: Is It Time to Take Bentham Seriously? | |
Johansson-Stenman, Olof | |
2018-03-01 | |
发表期刊 | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
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ISSN | 0921-8009 |
EISSN | 1873-6106 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 145页码:90-103 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Sweden |
英文摘要 | This paper analyzes and questions the standard welfare economics assumption of anthropocentric welfarism, i.e., that only human well-being counts intrinsically. Alternatives where also animal welfare matters intrinsically are analyzed both theoretically and empirically. The general public's ethical preferences are measured through a survey of a representative sample in Sweden, and the responses from a clear majority suggest that animal welfare should indeed carry intrinsic weight in public decision making. Current legislation in many countries is consistent with this. A brief review of moral philosophy on animal welfare indicates that a large majority of philosophers believe that animal welfare should count intrinsically. It is moreover demonstrated that it is theoretically and practically possible to generalize welfare economics in order to give intrinsic value also to animal welfare. The paper concludes that there are strong reasons to (sometimes) generalize welfare economics in order to take animal welfare into account directly, i.e., in addition to effects through individual utilities. The practical implications of doing so are likely to be more important over time as the scientific methods of measuring animal welfare are gradually improving. |
英文关键词 | Animal welfare Anthropocentrism Welfarism Ethical preferences Cost-benefit analysis |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000424316700009 |
WOS关键词 | PUBLIC-GOODS EXPERIMENTS ; REDISTRIBUTING INCOME ; EXPERIENCED UTILITY ; PREFERENCES ; BEHAVIOR ; ECONOMICS ; SELFISH ; CHOICE ; FOUNDATIONS ; COOPERATION |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/16093 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | Univ Gothenburg, Sch Business Econ & Law, Dept Econ, Box 640, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Johansson-Stenman, Olof. Animal Welfare and Social Decisions: Is It Time to Take Bentham Seriously?[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2018,145:90-103. |
APA | Johansson-Stenman, Olof.(2018).Animal Welfare and Social Decisions: Is It Time to Take Bentham Seriously?.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,145,90-103. |
MLA | Johansson-Stenman, Olof."Animal Welfare and Social Decisions: Is It Time to Take Bentham Seriously?".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 145(2018):90-103. |
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