Tecnologías Compasivas y Animales Vulnerables
Herramientas Visuales para un Prioritarismo Moral
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https://doi.org/10.62161/revvisual.v18.6144Palabras clave:
sufrimiento de animales salvajes, ética animal, tecnologías visuales, ética aplicada, ética normativa, vulnerabilidadResumen
Este artículo defiende un welfarismo negativo moderado y prioritarista para ayudar a los animales salvajes, argumentando que el sufrimiento más grave y remediable merece prioridad moral. Examina cómo las tecnologías visuales emergentes —imágenes térmicas, drones, visión artificial, realidad aumentada, robótica y sistemas satelitales— permiten intervenciones preventivas, supervisión y rescate que reducen los daños naturales y antropogénicos que sufren los animales salvajes. Integrar estas herramientas con un marco ético claro puede guiar políticas específicas y empíricamente fundamentadas en Europa, mejorando el bienestar de los individuos más vulnerables sin generar alteraciones ecológicas significativas. El artículo concluye que la asistencia tecnológica constituye una ampliación viable y moralmente justificada de nuestros deberes hacia los animales salvajes.
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