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antispecism

antispecism is the alternative form of antispeciesism.

Meaning of antispeciesism

Noun

antispeciesism (uncountable)

  1. 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

Questions about antispecism

What is antispecism the alternative form of?
Antispecism is the alternative form of antispeciesism.

Words near antispecism in the dictionary

  1. antispatter
  2. antispecial
  3. antispeciesism
  4. antispeciesist
  5. antispeciesists
  6. antispecism
  7. antispecist
  8. antispecists
  9. antispeculation
  10. antispeculative
  11. antispeech

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