Question

Human beings are entitled to dignity and rights while non-human animals are not, because human beings are autonomous while animals are heteronomous. In other words, animals are not in control of their actions and are guided entirely by pleasure and pain, while human beings are capable of acting, for moral reasons, even contrary to pleasure and consonant with pain. Which of the following assumption is made in the above passage?

• A. Entitlement to dignity and rights flows from the ability to act, for moral reasons, contrary to pleasure and consonant with pain.
• B. Human beings are worthy of asserting superiority over animals.
• C. Both (a) and (b)
• D. Neither (a) nor (b)

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Entitlement to dignity and rights flows from the ability to act, for moral reasons, contrary to pleasure and consonant with pain.

Answer 2

The correct option is (A): Entitlement to dignity and rights flows from the ability to act, for moral reasons, contrary to pleasure and consonant with pain.