Experimenting with Humans and Animals From Galen to Animal Rights

Name: Experimenting with Humans and Animals From Galen to Animal Rights
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ISBN: 9780801871979

ISBN-10: 0801871972

ISBN-13: 9780801871979

Edition: 2nd 2003

Authors: Anita Guerrini

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Experimentation on animals and particularly humans is often assumed to be a uniquely modern phenomenon. But the ideas and attitudes that encourage the biological and medical sciences to experiment on living creatures date from the earliest expression of Western thought. In Animal and Human Experimentation, Anita Guerrini looks at the history of these practices from vivisection in ancient Alexandria to present-day battles over animal rights and medical research employing human subjects. Guerrini discusses in-depth key historical episodes in the use of living beings in science and medicine, including the discovery of blood circulation, the development of smallpox and polio vaccines, and…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 7/2/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Bodies of Evidence: Experimentation and Philosophical Debate in Premodern Europe



Animals, Machines, and Morals



Disrupting God's Plan



Cruelty and Kindness



The Microbe Hunters



Polio and Primates


Conclusion: Human Rights, Animal Rights, and the Conduct of Science


Suggested Further Reading


Index