Moral patienthood

Moral patienthood (also called moral patience, moral patiency, and moral status) is the state of being eligible for moral consideration by a moral agent. In other words, the morality of an action can depend on how it affects or relates to moral patients.

Notions of moral patienthood in non-human animals and artificial entities have been academically explored.

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