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9780415131148

Brute Science:Dilemmas Animal

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415131148

  • ISBN10:

    0415131146

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 1997-01-27
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Looking at one of the most controversial areas of debate, this work represents an important new analysis for philosophers, public policy analysts, animal rights activists, medical students and anyone involved in research using animals.

Table of Contents

Understanding the Debate
A First Look: The Prima Facie Case
The Problems of Relevance
Claude Bernard: The Founder of the Paradigm
The Current Paradigm
Evolution I: Species and Species' Differences
Evolution II: The Widening Synthesis
Evaluating Animal Experimentation: The Scientific Issues
Causal Disanalogy I: Strong Models and Theoretical Expectations
Causal Disanalogy II: The Empirical Evidence
Causal Disanalogy III: Weak Models
Evading Causal Disanalogy: It Just Works
Avoiding Causal Disanalogy: Transgenic Animals
Basic Research
Evaluating Animal Experimentation: The Moral Issues
The Moral Debate in Historical Context
Speciesism: The Deontological Defense
Incalculable Benefits: The Consequentialist Defense
Conclusion
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