speciesism
Speziesismus
An ethical stance that assigns different worth or rights to beings on the basis of…An ethical stance that assigns different worth or rights to beings on the basis of their species membership, such as assigning greater rights to human beings than to other animals.
/ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪzəm/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An ethical stance that assigns different worth or rights to beings on the basis of their species membership, such as assigning greater rights to human beings than to other animals.
Speziesismus
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Origin
Coined by British animal rights advocate Richard D. Ryder in 1970 from species + -ism.Coined by British animal rights advocate Richard D. Ryder in 1970 from species + -ism.
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