The Case for Animal Experimentation: An Evolutionary and Ethical PerspectiveDiscusses animal rights and the morality of animal experiments, suggests ethical guidelines for the use of animals as test subjects, and identifies irrational attitudes towards animals |
Contents
Fallacies in Our Thinking About Humans and Animals | 13 |
An Evolutionary Perspective on Humans and Animals | 31 |
Animals and the Moral Community | 47 |
13 | 59 |
Beyond Pleasure and Suffering67 | 67 |
Animals and the Moral Imperative79 | 79 |
Conclusion87 | 87 |
Some Observations on Scientific Inquiry and Related | 138 |
When Suffering Is Unnecessary165 | 165 |
Replacing Animals in Research173 | 173 |
Replacing Animals in Product Testing180 | 180 |
Replacing Animals in Drug Research and Development187 | 187 |
Conclusion | 194 |
Ethics of | 207 |
138 | 232 |
Bibliography | 241 |
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