Ethics of Animal Research Exploring the Controversy

Name: Ethics of Animal Research Exploring the Controversy
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ISBN: 9780262516914

ISBN-10: 0262516918

ISBN-13: 9780262516914

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jeremy R. Garrett

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An estimated 100 million nonhuman vertebrates worldwide--including primates, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, birds, rats, and mice--are bred, captured, or otherwise acquired every year for research purposes. Much of this research is seriously detrimental to the welfare of these animals, causing pain, distress, injury, or death. This book explores the ethical controversies that have arisen over animal research, examining closely the complex scientific, philosophical, moral, and legal issues involved. Defenders of animal research face a twofold challenge: they must make a compelling case for the unique benefits offered by animal research; and they must provide a rationale for why these…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 3/30/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Jeremy R. Garrett, is a Research Associate at the Children's Mercy Bioethics Center atChildren's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics andAdjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Missouri--Kansas City.



Series Foreword


Acknowledgments


List of Contributors



The Ethics of Animal Research: An Overview of the Debate




Animal Research: Ethical and Scientific Starting Points



Ethics and Animal Research




The Evolutionary Basis for Animal Research




Bringing Moral Theory to Bear on Animal Research



Defending Animal Research: An International Perspective




Animal Experimentation, Marginal Cases, and the Significance of Suffering




Lives in the Balance: Utilitarianism and Animal Research




Empty Cages: Animal Rights and Vivisection




Virtue, Vice, and Vivisection




Contractarianism, Animals, and Risk




The Ethics of Animal Research in the New Era of Biotechnology



Ethical Issues Concerning Transgenic Animals in Biomedical Research




Casuistry and the Moral Continuum: Evaluating Animal Biotechnology




Making Progress in the Debate: Alternative Paths Forward



Debating the Value of Animal Research




The Commonsense Case against Animal Experimentation




Rational Engagement, Emotional Response, and the Prospects for Moral Progress in Animal Use "Debates"




Animal Rights Advocacy and Modern Medicine: The Charge of Hypocrisy




We're All Animals: A Feminist Treatment of the Moral Limits of Nonhuman Animal Research



Index