Abstract

In this article I defend the claim that nonhuman animals can be persons. In this regard I rely on the thought of neoclassical or process theists like Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne. Their moderate stance regarding personhood is in contrast to the influential classical theistic view, which denies personhood status to nonhuman animals.

personhood, nonhuman animals, Alfred North Whitehead, Charles Hartshorne
Copyright 2015 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
2015
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