The Rights of Beings

[ysabetwordsmith]

my_partner_doug pointed me to this qualification of beings with rights: "The rule is anyone who can understand what rights are and can both respect and demand them, has them."

I really like that rule.  I also note that its second point would disqualify quite a lot of humans.

Comments

[msstacy13.livejournal.com]

While "potentially" still allows some arbitrary manipulation
in defining away the rights of others,
it does at least show considerably more insight into the question.