Empatia e ética animal

Abstract

The present work aims to present animal ethics in the context of the ethics of care, especially by using the concept of empathy as one of the possible criteria for the moral consideration of non-human animals. As a theoretical resource, we will use works by Carol Gilligan, one of the great authors of the ethics of care, and Lori Gruen, who uses this theory to consider also non-human animals in our moral considerations. Furthermore, these works will be very important for us to question traditional systems of ethics, especially as the one proposed by Peter Singer. Based on the information seen, it will be possible to reflect on our relationship with animals, showing us that, in addition to traditional ethical theories, it is also possible to stimulate the strengthening of this relationship from the point of view of a more recent and more adequate theory, such as the ethics of care.