antispeciesism
antispeciesism noun: an ethical stance which opposes the unjustified consideration or treatment of sentient individuals who are not classified as belonging to a certain species.
Noun
antispeciesism (uncountable)
- An ethical stance which opposes the unjustified consideration or treatment of sentient individuals who are not classified as belonging to a certain species.
- But there may be strong pressure to go the other way — to surrender, in the name of autonomy and equity and anti-speciesism, to a future where humans and bots are treated interchangeably, where simulated relationships are assumed to be equal to real ones if enough people prefer them, and where the...2026 February 10, Ross Douthat, “The Left Needs a Sharper A.I. Politics”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
- Antonyms:
- speciesism
Antonyms of antispeciesism
Forms of antispeciesism
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Origin of antispeciesism
From anti- + speciesism.
Words formed from antispeciesism
Questions about antispeciesism
- What does antispeciesism mean?
- Antispeciesism means an ethical stance which opposes the unjustified consideration or treatment of sentient individuals who are not classified as belonging to a certain species.
- What part of speech is antispeciesism?
- Antispeciesism is a noun.
Words near antispeciesism in the dictionary
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