The Case for Animal Experimentation: An Evolutionary and Ethical Perspective

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University of California Press, Jan 1, 1986 - Philosophy - 262 pages
Discusses 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
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Bibliography
241

The Requirement That Scientific Experiments Be Repeatable145
145
The Politics of Funding Research151
151
Unnecessary Suffering and Alternatives to Animal
159

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