IB Philosophy SL Exam - PERSONHOOD

personhood

the specific qualities that distinguish a being as a person, granting them moral status, rights, and responsibilities

moral status

refers to the degree to which an entity is morally significant and deserves moral consideration

moral consideration

the act of recognizing that a being's interests, well-being, or rights ought to be taken into account when making moral decisions

practical reason

the general human capacity for resolving, through reflection, the question of what one is to do

rational agent

one who possesses practical reasons; reason that is interested in goals

valence

the value associated with a stimulus as expressed on a continuum from pleasant to unpleasant or from attractive to adversive

sentience

the capacity to have any positively or negatively valenced feeling

sufficient conditions

A is a sufficient condition for B if A being true ensures that B is also true

necessary conditions

A is a necessary condition for B if B cannot be true unless A is true