College Insurrection "There were plenty of headlines about a lawsuit seeking a court ruling that four captive Chimpanzees were persons and entitled to “the right to bodily liberty via a writ of habeas corpus.” The suits, filed in New York Supreme Court, are based on scientific evidence proving that chimpanzees are self-aware and autonomous, and therefore entitled to be recognized as “legal persons” with certain fundamental legal rights."
..."Among the papers to be presented are:
- Personhood and Liberal Neutrality: Should we provide public aid to pets’ owners?”
- Posthuman Personhood
- Establishing Nonhuman Legal Personhood
- What Is A Person and How Can We Be Sure?
- The Personhood of Cyberconsciousness
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