Consciousness and moral status / Joshua Shepherd.

  • Shepherd, J. (Joshua)
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2018
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This book presents a systematic account of the moral value of consciousness. It explores important questions such as the moral significance of intelligence, the potential difference in value between human and non-human consciousness, and ways that the structure of conscious experience influences the value of consciousness for a subject both over time.

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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

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1 online resource (1 PDF file (111 pages)).

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"Routledge Focus."

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Part I Preliminaries -- chapter 1 Introduction / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 2 Preliminaries -- Consciousness / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 3 Preliminaries -- Value / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 4 Preliminaries -- Moral status / Joshua Shepherd -- part II An account of phenomenal value -- chapter 5 What it is like and beyond / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 6 Evaluative phenomenal properties / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 7 The importance of phenomenal character / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 8 Contra Moore on an important point / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 9 Hedonism about the value within consciousness / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 10 The bearers of phenomenal value / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 11 Thick experiences / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 12 Meta-evaluative properties / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 13 Evaluative spaces, part I / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 14 Evaluative spaces, part II / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 15 How far we have come / Joshua Shepherd -- part III Moral status and difficult cases -- chapter 16 Moral status -- Machines and post-persons / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 17 Moral status -- The other animals / Joshua Shepherd -- chapter 18 Moral status -- Human cases / Joshua Shepherd.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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  • 9781315396347