Animal Normativity
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[New Entry by Simon Fitzpatrick on August 24, 2026.]
This entry reviews three strands of philosophical discussion concerning normative phenomena in nonhuman animals (henceforth, "animals") - the extent to which animals may engage with and/or be cognizant of matters of value, such as morality, norms, and evaluative rules or standards. Historically, philosophers in the Western tradition have nearly universally assumed the absence of such phenomena in animals. Recent decades have, however, seen in
This entry reviews three strands of philosophical discussion concerning normative phenomena in nonhuman animals (henceforth, "animals") - the extent to which animals may engage with and/or be cognizant of matters of value, such as morality, norms, and evaluative rules or standards. Historically, philosophers in the Western tradition have nearly universally assumed the absence of such phenomena in animals. Recent decades have, however, seen in
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