Editing Species Equality and the Philosophy of Interspecies Justice (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> ==
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|+ The Expanding Moral Circle: Historical Timeline
! Era !! Circle Boundary !! Key Expansion
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| Ancient || "Own tribe" || "Tribal ethics"
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| Classical || "Citizens of the polis" || "Aristotle's political animals"
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| Enlightenment || "All humans (in principle)" || "Universal human rights"
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| 19th Century || "All humans (in practice)" || "Abolition of slavery"
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| 20th Century || "Animals (partial)" || "Animal welfare laws"
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| 21st Century || "Sentient animals + AI?" || "Great Ape Project, Cambridge Declaration, AI rights"
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| Future || "All sentient beings?" || "Interspecies justice, Cosmic ethics"
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'''The Concept of "The Moral Arc"''': Analyzing "The Direction." (See Article 699). "Martin Luther King Jr." "Said" "The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long, But it Bends Toward Justice." "The History" of "The Moral Circle" "Supports" this. "The Direction" of "Expansion" is **"Clear."** "The Question" is only **"Speed."** "Every Generation" "Has" "A Moral Blind Spot." "Ours" is likely **"Speciesism."**
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