Moral Circle
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animal studies
animals
anthropocene
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bioethics
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climate change
environmental studies
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ethics
insects
law
llms
medical ethics
medicine
mind
moral
morality
nonhumans
philosophy
politics
robots
science
welfare
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- ISBN 9781324123569
- Weight: 150g
- Dimensions: 140 x 211mm
- Publication Date: 06 Jan 2026
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Today, human exceptionalism is the norm. Despite occasional nods to animal welfare, we prioritise humanity, often neglecting the welfare of a vast number of beings. As a result, we use hundreds of billions of vertebrates and trillions of invertebrates every year for a variety of purposes, often unnecessarily. Yet as the dominant species, humanity has a responsibility to ask: Which non-humans matter, how much do they matter and what do we owe them in a world reshaped by human activity and technology?
In The Moral Circle, philosopher Jeff Sebo challenges us to include all potentially significant beings in our moral community, with transformative implications for our lives and societies.
This book explores provocative case studies such as lawsuits over captive elephants and debates over factory-farmed insects, and compels us to consider future ethical quandaries, such as whether to send microbes to new planets and whether to create virtual worlds filled with digital minds. Taking an expansive view of human responsibility, Sebo argues that building a positive future requires the shedding of human exceptionalism and radically rethinking our place in the world.
A Norton Short
Jeff Sebo is associate professor of environmental studies; affiliated professor of bioethics, medical ethics, philosophy, and law; director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection; and director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy at New York University.
