considerability

English

Etymology

From consider +‎ -ability.

Noun

considerability (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being considerable.
    • 1998, Mark H. Bernstein, On Moral Considerability: An Essay on Who Morally Matters‎[1], page 16:
      Theories of welfare and theories of considerability are, therefore, inextricably linked.
    • 1998, Clare Palmer, Environmental Ethics and Process Thinking‎[2], page 63:
      Goodpaster suggests that being alive is the criterion of moral considerability.
    • 2022, Catia Faria, Animal Ethics in the Wild: Wild Animal Suffering and Intervention in Nature‎[3], page 10:
      The attribute possessed by many animals, which is usually considered relevant for moral considerability in the animal ethics literature, is sentience.
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