http://phys.org/news/2015-03-lawyer-chimps-people.html
Steven Wise won't go away. As this article on the back of his recent TED talk in Vancouver shows. By taking the writ of habeas corpus to chimps, orcas and whales he is determined they shall have human rights. But until he can show me that all these highly intelligent non-human species are able to appreciate the concept of rights and are mentally capable of entering into the two-way social contract being a member of society with rights requires, he ain't going to convince me.
Steven Wise won't go away. As this article on the back of his recent TED talk in Vancouver shows. By taking the writ of habeas corpus to chimps, orcas and whales he is determined they shall have human rights. But until he can show me that all these highly intelligent non-human species are able to appreciate the concept of rights and are mentally capable of entering into the two-way social contract being a member of society with rights requires, he ain't going to convince me.