The Ethics of Using Animals for Entertainment: Zoos, Circuses, Sport and Pets
The article deals with the current debate about the (non-lethal) use of animals for purposes of human entertainment, as pets, in zoos, circuses and sport. The question "Is there an ethical problem in using animals to entertain us?" is analysed through the four classical approaches of moral...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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Concilium
Year: 2022, Issue: 4, Pages: 40-49 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Protection of animals ethics
/ Entertainment
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| IxTheo Classification: | NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
zoos
B Animals B Virtue Ethics |
| Summary: | The article deals with the current debate about the (non-lethal) use of animals for purposes of human entertainment, as pets, in zoos, circuses and sport. The question "Is there an ethical problem in using animals to entertain us?" is analysed through the four classical approaches of moral philosophy, utilitarian ethics, deontology, contractual ethics and virtue ethics. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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