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Re:Why humans need to rethink their place in the animal kingdom by JackFr on Friday January 12, 2018 @10:51AM (#16133746)
> a virtuous agent would eat the fruit.

For your subjective idea of virtue.

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Re:Why humans need to rethink their place in the animal kingdom by bitcoinusername on Friday January 12, 2018 @11:46AM (#16134210)
Of course, but almost everyone asking questions and acting on the answers, in the framework of virtue ethics, would do it.

It's the pragmatist philosophy.

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Re:Why humans need to rethink their place in the animal kingdom by influx on Friday January 12, 2018 @03:48PM (#16136174)
What would an ethical person in this framework do with pets that can't be vegan (ex: cats)?
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