动物解放论与以往动物保护主义之比较

A Contrastive Study Between Animal Liberation Theory and Animal Protectionism

动物保护伦理是环境伦理学中非人类中心主义流派里的一个重要分支。彼得.辛格的动物解放论是关于动物伦理的现代讨论中最有影响的理论之一。与以往以人类为中心的动物保护主义不同,动物解放主义的基本原则在于功利主义伦理学的平等原则和功利原则,它主张从“动物的解放是人类解放事业的继续”出发,把道德关怀的对象直接扩展到动物身上,从而让动物拥有道德地位,以此从外部、强制性地限制人对动物的伤害行为。

Animal protection ethics is an important branch of environmental ethics in non-human centeredness school. Peter Singer＇s animal liberation theory is one of the most influential theories and modern discussions about animal ethics. Different from Animal Protectionism, animal liberation theory has the basic principles of equality and utility in terms of utilitarian ethics. From the starting point of the assumption that animal liberation is the continuation of human liberation, it advocates direct shift of ethical concern to the animals and proposes ethical status for the animals so as to compulsorily prevent harms done to the animals.