The place of animals in Wollstonecraft’s early educational writings

buir.contributor.authorYücel, Uğur Eylül
buir.contributor.orcidYücel, Uğur Eylül|0009-0005-1215-970X
dc.citation.epage18
dc.citation.spage1
dc.contributor.authorYücel, Uğur Eylül
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-26T18:06:20Z
dc.date.available2025-02-26T18:06:20Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-25
dc.departmentDepartment of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThomas Taylor’s parody of Mary Wollstonecraft’s support for rights of women and humans raises a question: does his satire unwittingly propose a defence of animal rights found in Wollstonecraft’s arguments? While Wollstonecraft’s later works do not mention animal rights, her early educational writings offer arguments on animal ethics. These works explore the value of animals from moral, theological, and consequentialist perspectives, emphasizing both their instrumental and inherent value. This article argues that Wollstonecraft’s moral psychology and theology highlight a benevolent attitude towards animals, underscoring their value beyond their utility. Résumé La parodie de Thomas Taylor sur la défense des droits des femmes et des humains par Mary Wollstonecraft soulève une question : sa satire propose-t-elle malgré lui une défense des droits des animaux présente dans les arguments de Wollstonecraft ? Alors que les œuvres ultérieures de Wollstonecraft ne font pas mention des droits des animaux, ses premiers écrits éducatifs offrent des arguments sur l’éthique animale. Ces œuvres explorent la valeur des animaux d’un point de vue moral, théologique et conséquentialiste, en mettant l’accent à la fois sur leur valeur instrumentale et inhérente. Cet article soutient que la psychologie morale et la théologie de Wollstonecraft mettent en lumière une attitude bienveillante envers les animaux, soulignant leur valeur au-delà de leur utilité.
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0012217324000222
dc.identifier.eissn1759-0949
dc.identifier.issn0012-2173
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11693/116878
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0012217324000222
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0 (Attribution 4.0 International Deed)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.source.titleDialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectAnimal ethics
dc.subjectInherent value
dc.subjectHierarchy
dc.subjectMary Wollstonecraft
dc.titleThe place of animals in Wollstonecraft’s early educational writings
dc.typeArticle

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