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- catalog alternative "Animal rights and human morality.".
- catalog contributor b3842627.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "1. Moral theory and animals -- Introduction -- Moral intuitions and moral theory -- Finding a fulcrum--the need for an ideal -- Constructing an ideal for animals -- Having a soul -- Relevant differences -- Human dominion -- Duties toward animals as duties toward humans -- Reason, language, and moral concern -- Social contract theories -- Kant's theory of reason -- Kant's ethic -- Humans as "ends in themselves" -- Animals as means -- Language and reason -- The ordinary notion of rationality -- Do animals behave rationally? -- Are only humans "language-rational?"--Do animals use concepts? -- Animals and human language -- Moral concern and nonrational humans -- Our concern for nonrational human interests -- The moral relevance of pleasure and pain -- Scientific ideology and the denial of animal pain and consciousness -- A critique of scientific ideology -- Variability of pain experience in humans and animals -- Interest in survival and freedom -- ".
- catalog description "3. The use and abuse of animals in research -- Introduction -- The six senses of research -- Moral principles for research : the utilitarian and rights principles -- Introduction to the testing of consumables -- The LD50 test -- The Draize test -- Carcinogen, mutagen, and teratogen testing -- The concept of alternatives to animal experimentation -- The use of animals in teaching -- Research abuse and the training of scientists -- The debasement of language in science -- Creating a revolution in science education--some personal notes -- Introduction to the use of animals in basic research -- Freedom of thought vs. the moral status of animals -- The use of "alternatives" in basic research -- Theory-based science vs. empirical dabbling -- Behavioral psychology : a paradigm case of bad science and unnecessary suffering -- Improving the lot of research animals -- The emergence of viable legislation -- Positive features of the new laws -- Limitations and inadequacies in the new laws -- The role of humanists in science -- Introduction to the use of animals in applied medical research -- The focus of medical research and practice--some philosophical reflections -- Introduction to the use of animals in drug research -- Introduction to the use of animals for product extraction -- Conclusion -- 4. Morality and pet animals -- Morality, empathy, and individuality -- The triggering of empathy -- Pet animals and the social contract -- Human breach of contract -- Violating the right to life -- The human tragedy -- Violation of Telos -- Social institutions as a mirror of individual irresponsibility -- Viable legislation and the pet problem -- The need for an education Blitzkrieg -- The role of animal advocacy -- The role of veterinarians.".
- catalog description "How rights are established -- How does this relate to animals? -- Don't animals have legal rights now? -- Do animals need rights? Their legal status today -- Legalizing the rights of animals -- What can we expect to achieve? -- Is our position absurd?".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-248).".
- catalog description "Moral concern and creatures with interests -- Interests, language, and natural signs -- Life and awareness as the source on interests : the Telos of living things -- Interests and awareness -- Moral theory and our world view -- Do animals have "moral rights"? -- The right to moral concern -- The right to life -- The violation of rights -- Animals as ends in themselves -- Specific rights and animal nature -- Telos and ethology -- Where do you draw the line? -- How do we deal with competing interests? -- Must we police creation? -- Don't animals kill each other? -- The nonliving environment -- Don't we have enough problems with human morality? -- Isn't all this utopian? -- 2. Animal rights and legal rights -- How are law and morality connected? -- Natural law theory -- Natural rights -- The rejection of natural law and natural rights : legal positivism -- The revival of natural rights -- Rights are a protection for the individual against the general welfare -- ".
- catalog extent "248 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0879757892 (pbk. : alk. paper) :".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books,".
- catalog subject "179/.3 20".
- catalog subject "Animal Welfare.".
- catalog subject "Animal rights.".
- catalog subject "HV4708 .R655 1992".
- catalog subject "HV4708 R64 1992".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Moral theory and animals -- Introduction -- Moral intuitions and moral theory -- Finding a fulcrum--the need for an ideal -- Constructing an ideal for animals -- Having a soul -- Relevant differences -- Human dominion -- Duties toward animals as duties toward humans -- Reason, language, and moral concern -- Social contract theories -- Kant's theory of reason -- Kant's ethic -- Humans as "ends in themselves" -- Animals as means -- Language and reason -- The ordinary notion of rationality -- Do animals behave rationally? -- Are only humans "language-rational?"--Do animals use concepts? -- Animals and human language -- Moral concern and nonrational humans -- Our concern for nonrational human interests -- The moral relevance of pleasure and pain -- Scientific ideology and the denial of animal pain and consciousness -- A critique of scientific ideology -- Variability of pain experience in humans and animals -- Interest in survival and freedom -- ".
- catalog tableOfContents "3. The use and abuse of animals in research -- Introduction -- The six senses of research -- Moral principles for research : the utilitarian and rights principles -- Introduction to the testing of consumables -- The LD50 test -- The Draize test -- Carcinogen, mutagen, and teratogen testing -- The concept of alternatives to animal experimentation -- The use of animals in teaching -- Research abuse and the training of scientists -- The debasement of language in science -- Creating a revolution in science education--some personal notes -- Introduction to the use of animals in basic research -- Freedom of thought vs. the moral status of animals -- The use of "alternatives" in basic research -- Theory-based science vs. empirical dabbling -- Behavioral psychology : a paradigm case of bad science and unnecessary suffering -- Improving the lot of research animals -- The emergence of viable legislation -- Positive features of the new laws -- Limitations and inadequacies in the new laws -- The role of humanists in science -- Introduction to the use of animals in applied medical research -- The focus of medical research and practice--some philosophical reflections -- Introduction to the use of animals in drug research -- Introduction to the use of animals for product extraction -- Conclusion -- 4. Morality and pet animals -- Morality, empathy, and individuality -- The triggering of empathy -- Pet animals and the social contract -- Human breach of contract -- Violating the right to life -- The human tragedy -- Violation of Telos -- Social institutions as a mirror of individual irresponsibility -- Viable legislation and the pet problem -- The need for an education Blitzkrieg -- The role of animal advocacy -- The role of veterinarians.".
- catalog tableOfContents "How rights are established -- How does this relate to animals? -- Don't animals have legal rights now? -- Do animals need rights? Their legal status today -- Legalizing the rights of animals -- What can we expect to achieve? -- Is our position absurd?".
- catalog tableOfContents "Moral concern and creatures with interests -- Interests, language, and natural signs -- Life and awareness as the source on interests : the Telos of living things -- Interests and awareness -- Moral theory and our world view -- Do animals have "moral rights"? -- The right to moral concern -- The right to life -- The violation of rights -- Animals as ends in themselves -- Specific rights and animal nature -- Telos and ethology -- Where do you draw the line? -- How do we deal with competing interests? -- Must we police creation? -- Don't animals kill each other? -- The nonliving environment -- Don't we have enough problems with human morality? -- Isn't all this utopian? -- 2. Animal rights and legal rights -- How are law and morality connected? -- Natural law theory -- Natural rights -- The rejection of natural law and natural rights : legal positivism -- The revival of natural rights -- Rights are a protection for the individual against the general welfare -- ".
- catalog title "Animal rights & human morality / Bernard E. Rollin.".
- catalog title "Animal rights and human morality.".
- catalog type "text".