Which of the following is, for Norcross, an adequate reformulation of the claim that humans have a superior ethical status to animals?
A) It is morally right to treat human interests as having greater weight than those of animals.
B) It is empirically correct to say that we care more about humans than about nonhuman animas.
C) It is empirically correct to say that human cognition is more sophisticated than nonhuman animals' cognition.
D) It is empirically correct to say that the human genetic code is more complex than the genetic codes of nonhuman animals.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Norcross argues that an adequate reformulation of the claim that humans have a superior ethical status to animals would involve treating human interests as having greater weight than those of animals, reflecting a moral judgment rather than merely empirical observations about human preferences, cognition, or genetics.

Which of the Following Is, for Norcross, an Adequate Reformulation