Animal ethos : the morality of human-animal encounters in experimental lab science / Lesley A. Sharp.

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"What are the moral challenges and consequences of animal research in academic laboratory settings? Animal Ethos considers how the inescapable needs of lab research necessitate interspecies encounters that, in turn, engender unexpected moral responses among a range of associated personnel. Whereas m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharp, Lesley Alexandra (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Laboratory animals > Moral and ethical aspects.
Human-animal relationships > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal welfare > Moral and ethical aspects.
Animals, Laboratory.
Animal Welfare > ethics.
Animal Experimentation > ethics.
Biomedical Research > ethics.
Physical Description:xiv, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Morality of human-animal encounters in experimental lab science
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : moral entanglements in experimental animal science
  • Part I. Intimacy. The sentimental structure of laboratory life
  • Why do monkeys watch TV?
  • Part II. Sacrifice : an interlude. The lives and deaths of laboratory animals
  • Part III. Exceptionalism. Science and salvation
  • The animal commons
  • Conclusion : the other animal.