Specific term required. A “cosmopolitan democracy” named for this property is proposed in a 2018 book that critiques the sovereignty-based theories of Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka. That book proposing a politics based on this property is by Alasdair Cochrane. Tom Regan’s concept of being the “subject-of-a-life” is rejected (-5[1])in favor of this (-5[1])property in a 2000 book by Gary Francione. Jeremy Bentham was a predecessor of a modern ethical view named for this property that takes it to be the basis (-5[1])for animal rights. (-5[1])“Living being” and this type of being are the standard translations (10[2])of the word sattva (“SUT-vuh”) in Buddhism, in which (-5[1])bodhisattvas (10[1]-5[1])(“boh-dee-SUT-vuzz”) hope to benefit all beings with this property. (10[3]-5[2])For 10 points, consciousness (10[1])is sometimes defined minimalistically (-5[1])using what term for the ability to experience feelings, (10[2])which is often used in (10[1])science fiction (10[1])as a rough synonym (-5[1])for “self-awareness”? (10[5])■END■ (10[6]0[2])