I’m working on a philosophy multi-part question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Based on the reading
Textbook, David Schmidtz, Are All Species Equal?, pages 173-181.
answer each questions:
1. What is Schmidtz’s example about the carrot and the chimp intended to say about species egalitarianism?
2. Taylor said that being alive is sufficient to have moral standing. In the context of species egalitarianism, how does Schmidtz respond to this claim?
3. What does Schmidtz say about respecting plants, animals, etc. even if they are not equal in value to humans?