1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451664803321

Autore

Orlans F. Barbara

Titolo

Human Use of Animals [[electronic resource] ] : Case Studies in Ethical Choice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cary, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

ISBN

1-280-52975-X

0-19-975969-3

1-4294-0459-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DresserRebecca Susan

BeauchampTom L

Disciplina

179/.4

Soggetti

Animal experimentation -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies

Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Case studies

Electronic books. -- local

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I: INTRODUCTION""; ""1. Moral Issues about Animals""; ""Morality and the Moral Community""; ""Animal Minds""; ""Darwin and Evolutionary Theory""; ""Moral Standing""; ""Moral Philosophies""; ""The Justification of Human Uses of Animals""; ""Alternatives and Committee Review""; ""Reasoning about Cases""; ""Conclusion""; ""II: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH""; ""2. Baboon-Human Liver Transplants: The Pittsburgh Case""; ""Historical Context""; ""Ethical Issues in the Use of Animals""; ""Ethical Issues in Human Experimentation and Health Policy""; ""Conclusion""

""3. Head Injury Experiments on Primates at the University of Pennsylvania""""History of the Head Trauma Studies""; ""Delays and Compromises""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""4. Patenting Animals: The Harvard ""Oncomouse""""; ""Historical Context""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""Conclusion""; ""5. What Does the Public Have a Right to Know?""; ""Issues about Access to Meetings""; ""Legal Reasoning in Test Cases""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""Conclusion""; ""III: COSMETIC SAFETY TESTING""; ""6. Beauty Without the Beast""; ""The Nature and Justification of Testing""



""Stakeholders in Controversies over the Use of Animals""""Ethical Issues""; ""Conclusion""; ""IV: BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH""; ""7. Apes and Language: Washoe and Her Successors""; ""Washoe's History""; ""Did Washoe Learn a Language?""; ""Language Acquisition in Other Primates""; ""Recent Assessments in Ape Language Studies""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""8. Can Animal Aggression Be Studied in an Ethical Manner?""; ""The Elwood-Ostermeyer Project""; ""The Evolution of Ethical Concern""; ""Scientific Issues""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""Conclusion""; ""9. Monkeys Without Mothers""; ""Harlow and His Monkeys""

""Raising Monkeys Without Mothers as an Investigative Procedure""""Ethical Issues""; ""V: WILDLIFE RESEARCH""; ""10. The Death of a Vagrant Bird""; ""Killing and Collecting""; ""The Purpose and Value of Ornithological Museum Collections""; ""The Purpose and Value of Birding""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""Conclusion""; ""VI: EDUCATION""; ""11. Dissection of Frogs: The Jenifer Graham Case""; ""Legislation, Courts, and the Professions""; ""History and Current Practice of Dissection""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""Conclusion""; ""VII: FOOD AND FARMING""; ""12. Force-Feeding of Geese""

""The Nature of Force-Feeding""""A Controversy at Iroquois Brands""; ""Statements from Animal Welfare Groups""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""13. Veal Crates and Human Palates""; ""The Veal Trade and Methods of Production""; ""The Protests""; ""The Interested Parties""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""14. Fowl Deeds""; ""The Broiler Chicken Industry""; ""Problems of Health and Welfare""; ""Ethical Issues""; ""VIII: COMPANION ANIMALS""; ""15. Should the Tail Wag the Dog?""; ""Historical, Medical, and Legal Aspects of Docking""; ""Interested Parties and the Political Landscape""

""Reasons For and Against Docking""



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790426403321

Titolo

Multiple paths to knowledge in international relations : methodology in the study of conflict management and conflict resolution / / edited by Zeev Maoz [and four others] ; contributors, Jacob Bercovitch [and eleven others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

0-7391-0671-6

0-7391-5793-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 p.)

Collana

Innovations in the study of world politics Multiple paths to knowledge in international relations

Disciplina

327.1/6/072

Soggetti

International relations - Research - Methodology

Conflict management - Research - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution: A Conceptual and Methodological Introduction Zeev Maoz; Part I: Rational Choice and Game Theoretic Approaches; Introduction T. Clifton Morgan; 2 Bargaining and Conflict Management R. Harrison Wagner; 3 Prospects for Conflict Management: A Game-Theoretic Analysis D. Marc Kilgour; Part II: Simulation, Experimentation, and Artificial Intelligence; Introduction Alex Mintz

4 Detecting United States Mediation Styles in the Middle East, 1979-1998 Philip A. Schrodt5 The Role of Mediation in Conflict Management: Conditions for Successful Resolution Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Sarit Kraus, Tara E. Santmire, Christopher K. Frain; 6 An Artificial Mediator Charles S. Taber; Part III: Quantitative Approaches; Introduction Glenn Palmer; 7 Resolving Conflicts: Conditions Favoring Negotiated Compromise in Militarized Interstate Disputes Stuart A. Bremer; 8 Patterns of Conflict Management and Resolution in Enduring Rivalries D. Scott Bennett

9 Mediation and International Conflict Management: A Review and



Analysis Jacob Bercovitch and Patrick M. ReganPart IV: Case Study Approaches; Introduction Zeev Maoz; 10 The Management and Resolution of International Conflict in a ""Single"" Case: American and North Vietnamese Exchanges during the Vietnam War Stephen G. Walker; 11 Crisis Mismanagement or Conflict of Interests? A Case Study of the Crimean War Joseph R. Gochal and Jack S. Levy

12 Conclusion: Multiple Paths to Knowledge? Integrating Methodology and Substance in the Study of Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution Richard J. StollIndex; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Multiple Paths to Knowledge in International Relations provides a uniquely valuable view of current approaches and findings in conflict studies. While expanding our knowledge of particular conflicts, from the Crimean War to the Vietnam War to ongoing Palestinian-Israeli instability, the notable contributors also further our understanding of how to conduct research in international relations.