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Author Hutton, Christopher.

Title Integrationism and the Self : Reflections on the Legal Personhood of Animals
Published Milton : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (191 pages)
Series Routledge Advances in Communication and Linguistic Theory Ser
Routledge advances in communication and linguistic theory.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note; Introduction; 1 Bedrock concepts; 2 The analysis of bedrock concepts within language studies; 3 Integrationism and systems theory; 4 Animals, personhood, and law; 5 Litigating animal personhood; Conclusion: a personalist perspective; References; Index
Summary In recent years a set of challenging questions have arisen in relation to the status of animals; their treatment by human beings; their cognitive abilities; and the nature of their feelings, emotions, and capacity for suffering. This ground-breaking book draws from integrational semiology to investigate arguments around the rights of certain animals to be recognized as legal persons, thereby granting them many of the protections enjoyed by humans. In parallel with these debates, the question of the legal personality of artificial intelligence (AI) systems has moved to the forefront of legal debate, with entities such as robots, cyborgs, self-driving cars, and genetically engineered beings under consideration. Integrationism offers a framework within which the wider theoretical and practical issues can be understood. Law requires closure and categorical answers; integrationism is an open-ended form of inquiry that is seen as removed from particular controversies. This book argues that the two domains can be brought together in a challenging and productive synthesis. A much-needed resource to examine the heart of this fascinating debate and a must-read for anyone interested in semiology, linguistics, philosophy, ethics, and law
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Christopher Hutton is Professor in the School of English at the University of Hong Kong
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Subject Persons (Law) -- Philosophy
Animal rights -- Philosophy
Animals -- Moral and ethical aspects
Animals -- Law and legislation.
Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy
Artificial intelligence -- Law and legislation.
Integrational linguistics (Oxford school)
Semiotics.
LAW -- Constitutional.
LAW -- Public.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Communication.
LAW -- Civil Rights.
Animal rights -- Philosophy
Animals -- Law and legislation
Animals -- Moral and ethical aspects
Artificial intelligence -- Law and legislation
Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy
Integrational linguistics (Oxford school)
Persons (Law) -- Philosophy
Semiotics
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781351389594
1351389599
9781315143132
1315143135
9781351389587
1351389580
9781351389570
1351389572