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Category: Sentientism
Is the United States Conscious?
The sentientism worldview is neutral about which types of entities are sentient. It just says that we should follow the …
From Human Rights to Sentient Rights: The Next Generation of Rights Thinking
If we grant rights primarily in order to reduce suffering, shouldn’t we grant rights to every being that can …
In a Sentientist World – What Disappears?
Sentientism is a philosophy that commits to using evidence, applying reason and granting degrees of moral consideration to all sentient …
Universal Declaration of Sentient Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was a milestone in moral and political thinking and remains an influential reference …
Sentientism – Raising Awareness
If you think sentientism is important and would like to help raise awareness of the idea – here are some …
A Unifying Morality? How is Sentientism Different?
I wrote about the basics of sentientism in this Areo article. In short, sentientism applies evidence and reason and extends moral consideration to all sentient …
Is Humanism good enough?
I’ve had some great conversations since my article on sentientism was published in Areo. As a reminder, sentientism is an …
Humanism needs an upgrade: Is Sentientism the philosophy that could save the world?
There is a little-known philosophy, well-founded in reality, that provides a sound basis for compassionate ethics and which will eventually …