Punishing Moral Animals

Canadian Journal of Philosophy 51 (5):351-366 (2021)
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There has been recent speculation that some animals are moral agents. Using a retributivist framework, I argue that if some animals are moral agents, then there are circumstances in which some of them deserve punishment. But who is best situated to punish animal wrongdoers? This paper explores the idea that the answer to this question is humans.

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10.1017/can.2021.33

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