论原始人类的道德地位。

On the moral status of hominins.

机构信息

Steve Biko Cente for Bioethics, University of the Witwatersrand, Rm 312, 3rd Floor, P.V. Tobias Building, Cnr Carse O'Gowrie and York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa.

出版信息

Monash Bioeth Rev. 2020 Dec;38(2):205-218. doi: 10.1007/s40592-019-00098-6.

DOI:10.1007/s40592-019-00098-6

PMID:31696412

Abstract

This article evaluates the moral status of hominins, and obligations we may have towards them. In exploring these ethical considerations, I consider one of the most recent hominin finds: the 'graveyard' of Homo naledi in the Dinaledi caves at the Cradle of Humankind in South Africa. I argue that findings about H. naledi establish a pro tanto duty not to excavate their remains.

摘要

本文评估了原始人类的道德地位以及我们对其可能承担的义务。在探讨这些伦理问题时，我考虑了最近发现的原始人类之一：南非人类摇篮的迪纳利洞穴中的 Homo naledi“墓地”。我认为有关 Homo naledi 的发现确立了不挖掘其遗体的初步义务。