?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=%22Beings+of+a+life-span+are+equal%3A+Rebutting+Singer's+sentience+and+Naess'+deep+ecology+criteria+for+moral+standing.%22&rft.creator=Mangena%2C+Dr.+Fainos&rft.subject=Ethics&rft.description=This+article+critically+explores+the+assumptions+of+anthropocentricism%2C+as+well+as+the+sentience+and+deep+ecology+arguments.+While+Peter+Singer+argues+for+the+extension+of+moral+standing+to+some+non-human+beings+because+they+are+sentient%2C+Arne+Naess+believes+that+all+living+beings+should+be+accorded+moral+standing+because+they+have+inherent+value.+I+argue+that+both+arguments+present+some+difficulties.+Sentience%2C+for+instance%2C+may+not+be+limited+to+a+mere+feeling+of+pain+and+pleasure+because+it+also+encapsulates+aims%2C+values+and+wants.+Only+rational+creatures+probably+have+these+capacities.+Naess+does+not+seem+to+give+us+a+clear+argument+as+for+why+he+believes+all+living+beings+have+inherent+value%2C+infact+one+of+his+eight+platform+principles+says+human+beings+can+only+reduce+richness+and+diversity+if+this+will+enable+them+to+satisfy+vital+needs.+I+consider+this+to+be+a+contradiction+of+his+overall+argument+that+living+things+have+inherent+value.+I+argue+that+human+beings+and+non-human+beings+are+only+equal+on+the+basis+of+their+temporary+natures%2C+that+is%2C+they+both+have+a+definite+life-span+as+defined+by+their+creator+and+this+is+enough+to+dismiss+men's+domineering+attitude+towards+non-human+beings+in+nature.&rft.date=2009-06-03&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=++Mangena%2C+Dr.+Fainos++(2009)+%22Beings+of+a+life-span+are+equal%3A+Rebutting+Singer's+sentience+and+Naess'+deep+ecology+criteria+for+moral+standing.%22.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6610%2F