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Ethical Protections for Future Persons: Is Their Present Non-existence a Serious Problem?

James W. Nickel

Journal of Business Ethics · 2015 · Volume 127 · Issue 4

DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2181-0

Abstract

In this essay I do not address issues about whether morality’s reach extends to sentient non-human animals. But note that duties tofuturenon-human animals would also face the non-actuality argument.

Keywords

Moral Duty, Moral Evaluation, Imperfect Duty, Future Person, Future People

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