Are some animals more equal than others?: Animal welfare, animal rights and deep ecology in environmental education

Helen Kopnina

Are some animals more equal than others? Animal welfare, animal rights and deep ecology in environmental education

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Abstract

This article focuses on the role of ethical perspectives such as deep ecology and animal rights in relation to environmental education, arguing that such perspectives are well-placed to reposition students as responsible planetary citizens. We focus on the linkage between non-consequentialism, animal rights, and deep ecology in an educational context and discuss the broader issue of ethics in education. Finally, we discuss how the inclusion of deep ecology and animal rights perspectives would improve current environmental education programs by deepening the respect for non-humans and their inclusion in the ethical community.

Original language	English
Journal	Education Sciences
Publication status	Published - 2015

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