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armygirl

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Contemporary Kantians agree: Animals do not have rights, because they are not rational.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

Since so many people lived in agrarian communities prior to the mid-twentieth century, animals rights were taken much more seriously by previous generations than they are today,
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: F
Although Kant himself denied that animals have rights, there are contemporary Kantians (such as Tom Regan, mentioned in our textbook) who believe that non-human animals have rights with the same scope and weight as our own.



Answer to Question 2

ANS: F
The idea that animals deserve serious moral consideration did not gain widespread acceptance until relatively recently.




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