The human use of animals : case studies in ethical choice / / F. Barbara Orlans ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824144303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998
• ISBN: 1-280-52975-X; 0-19-975969-3; 1-4294-0459-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): OrlansF. Barbara
• Disciplina: 179/.4
• Soggetti: Animal experimentation - Moral and ethical aspects; Animal welfare - Moral and ethical aspects
• 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 and index.
• 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""