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Consciousness is of paramount importance to all of us. By definition it is the universe of our awareness. On the assumption that many other species a… - Richard D. Ryder
" "Consciousness is of paramount importance to all of us. By definition it is the universe of our awareness. On the assumption that many other species are conscious or sentient I have suggested that our morality is based upon a concern for all sentients-which I have called sentientism, although I could equally have called it consciousism (but that is even more horrible as a word!). Pain and pleasure are the two great poles of consciousness, between which all sentients swing ... .
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About Richard D. Ryder
Richard Hood Jack Dudley Ryder (born 1940) is a British writer, psychologist, and animal rights advocate.
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What we should be concerned about is the happiness of individuals. Applying rights may be a rough and ready rule of thumb for doing this, but painism would be a far more accurate approach. It might require more detailed research into the consequences of policies on individuals but that, in principle, could be done. Indeed, to base public policy upon scientific findings would be a considerable step forward.
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