Moral patienthood
State of mattering morally / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moral patienthood[1] (also called moral patience,[2] moral patiency,[3] and moral status[4][5]) is the state of being eligible for moral consideration by a moral agent.[4] In other words, the morality of an action can depend on how it affects or relates to moral patients.
The question of what moral patienthood is held by non-human animals[6][7] and artificial entities[8][9] has been academically explored. In 2021, Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $315,500 to "support research related to moral patienthood and moral weight."[10]