Submitted by contractualist t3_yhhoib in philosophy
contractualist OP t1_iuk5se5 wrote
Reply to comment by zhibr in Freedom vs. Utility (the modern Euthyphro dilemma) by contractualist
All free humans would be included in the social contract, and would never agree to the slave owners terms, making their laws unjust. The actual social contract would exclude slavery.
Whether animals are included in our moral universe depends on whether they have a conscious (free) experience.
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