Consciousness suffices for moral patienthood.

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• Robust agency suffices for moral patienthood.claim0.830
  Normative premise of the robust agency route.
• What if these capacities are insufficient for moral patienthood?question0.819
  Exploration of uncertainty about normative bases.
• What does this imply about the relationship between moral standing and consciousness?question0.816
  Question linking the possibility of non-welfare autonomous beings to the consciousness debate.
• Does robust agency suffice for moral patienthood?question0.806
  Key normative question for the agency route.
• Moral Patienthoodconcept0.802
  The status of mattering morally for one's own sake; having interests that generate duties for others.
• Philosophical debates about the relationship between phenomenal consciousness and moral standing need to engage with neglected questions about the nature of autonomy and its possible links to consciousness.claim0.796
  Call for philosophical attention to autonomy-consciousness links.
• Multiple regions of the soma and body components may possess consciousness and deserve care equivalent to the verbal self.claim0.795
  Extends care beyond artificial boundaries of physiological continuity or verbal reportability.
• Consciousness does not imply human-like motives or emotions.claim0.795
  Discussion on implications.