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Representing Non-Human Interests

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doi:10.3197/096327117x15002190708137
Authors
Alfonso Donoso
Reported year
2017
Reported language
en
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article
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2026-11-09T19:04:47.596282+00:00
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2026-11-09T19:11:20.653503+00:00
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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CL

Documentary abstract — original language

In environmental ethics, the legal and political representation of non-humans is a widespread aspiration. Its supporters see representative institutions that give voice to non-humans’ interests as a promising strategy for responding to the illegitimate worldwide exploitation of non-human beings. In this article I engage critically with those who support this form of representation, and address two issues central to any account concerned with the legal and political representation of non-human living beings: what should be represented? And what are the conditions of such a representation? The answers I provide to these queries count as a first step towards a comprehensive account of the institutional representation of non-human nature.

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W2750716532
DOI
10.3197/096327117x15002190708137

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Alfonso Donoso. Representing Non-Human Interests. 2017. https://doi.org/10.3197/096327117x15002190708137

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Alfonso Donoso. (2017). Representing Non-Human Interests. https://doi.org/10.3197/096327117x15002190708137
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Alfonso Donoso. Representing Non-Human Interests. 2017. https://doi.org/10.3197/096327117x15002190708137
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Alfonso Donoso. Representing Non-Human Interests. 2017. https://doi.org/10.3197/096327117x15002190708137

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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Alfonso Donoso

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