Speculative Philosophy, the Troubled Middle, and the Ethics of Animal Experimentation
Even to begin discussing the ethics of animal experimentation we must locate our place in the “ethical three-ring circus” of the debate among “human welfarists,” “animal rightists” and those in the “troubled middle.” A philosophy of “nature alive,” recognizing that some animals are more equal than o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1989
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The Hastings Center report
Year: 1989, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 15-21 |
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| Summary: | Even to begin discussing the ethics of animal experimentation we must locate our place in the “ethical three-ring circus” of the debate among “human welfarists,” “animal rightists” and those in the “troubled middle.” A philosophy of “nature alive,” recognizing that some animals are more equal than others, can inform the troubled middle and ethically justify judicious animal research. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-146X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3563134 |
