considerability

Noun

1. The state or quality of being considerable.
   • Theories of welfare and theories of considerability are, therefore, inextricably linked. - 1998, Mark H. Bernstein, On Moral Considerability: An Essay on Who Morally Matters, page 16:
   • Goodpaster suggests that being alive is the criterion of moral considerability. - 1998, Clare Palmer, Environmental Ethics and Process Thinking, page 63:
   • The attribute possessed by many animals, which is usually considered relevant for moral considerability in the animal ethics literature, is sentience. - 2022, Catia Faria, Animal Ethics in the Wild: Wild Animal...