Neo-republicanism as a framework for a political theory of animal protection - An evaluation of Philip Pettit’s neo-republican theory of freedom and its potential for extending justice to non-human animals
Non-human animals are often excluded from contemporary political theories, much to their detriment in terms of welfare and protection. The ‘political turn’ is a subset of animal ethicists concerned with moving beyond motivating moral status and instead discussing the politics of a shared human-animal society. This thesis evaluates Philip Pettit’s neo-republicanism as a theoretical framework for a
