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95 - The Psychology of the Moral Circle

Philosophical Disquisitions

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Are There Other Factors That Affect Moral Consideration?

Mind reading seems to be most obvious, a kind of capacity that's relevant to the expansion of moral circle. Some people whohave noticed that beauty, aesthetic tion of other kinds of animals or landscapes or beings increases our moral regard to them. Ah, so there are quite a lot of different attributions that go into making a decision about whether something is deserving of moral concern. Other factors like uniqueness also matter.

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