Valuing one being over another invites discrimination against others

Evidence

While many readers may find this an unusual point of view, it’s important to be able to see that once we accept the idea that one being is “better” than another, it is a fairly short step to discriminating against others. While EcoJustice Education takes a broader view by focusing on the cultural roots of these forms of domination and violence, critical animal studies offers a deeper critique than many other perspectives. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 262

Categorization

• XREF: This links critical animal studies to the book’s core earlier claim that human marginalization and ecological exploitation share one root of value-hierarchized thought (ch1), extending the same root to speciesism. — connects to: Mere existence entitles every being to equal community standing — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 383; A ranked thinking about beings underlies racism, sexism, and anthropocentrism alike — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 412; Valuing one’s in-group does not inevitably produce out-group discrimination — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1382 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Valuing one’s in-group does not inevitably produce out-group discrimination #contradicts (0.90) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1382
• Discrimination wrongfully denies others public recognition of their social worth #expands (0.75) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 65
• Prejudice serves dual functions of lowering outgroup worth and boosting ingroup entitlement #expands (0.75)