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“The Case for Nonhuman Rights"

WHY? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life

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The Hardest Part of the Argument to Deal With

Are insects capable of experiencing pleasure, pain, happiness and suffering, satisfaction and frustration? Because if so, that changes a lot. Ants are currently farming more than a trillion insects per year up to possibly 50 trillion by the end of this decade as a seemingly sustainable solution to our food crisis. Climate change is going to alter what kinds of animals can live on the planet in the future. One species will contract or die, other species will expand or come into existence to take their place.

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