Animals cannot be the bearers of rights because the concept of rights is essentially human; it is rooted in and has force within a human moral world.doi:10.1207/s15327019eb0702_1Carl CohenLawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.Ethics BehavCohen C (1997) Do animals have rights? Ethics Behav 7(2)...
Beauchamp, T. L. (1997). Opposing views on animal experimentation: Do animals have rights? Ethical issues of animal research. Ethics & Behavior, 7, 113-121.BEAUCHAMP, T. (1997). Opposing views on animal experi- mentation: Do animals have rights? Ethics and Behavior, 7, 113-121....
Do animals have personalities? Five Factor Model: Also called the "Big Five," the five-factor model is a means of assessing personality along openness (curious or cautious), conscientiousness (organized or disorganized), extraversion (outgoing or not), agreeableness (friendly or confrontational), an...
" leaving off the qualifier) have no rights at all, because they are not the sorts of beings thatcanhave rights. On their view, it is not logically possible for animals to have rights. Two things need to be done: first, their arguments must be refute...
Ethics compliance program and anti-bribery Thermo Fisher is committed to conducting its businessethicallyand in full compliance with the laws of the countries where we operate. What drugs does Thermo Fisher test for? Thermo Scientific has 510(k) approved oral fluid assays forCEDIA Amphetamine, Metha...
As abioethicist, I’ve been studying theinterplay between science and ethicsfor more than two decades. A growing body of scientific evidence supports the idea that nonhuman animals are aware of death, can experience grief and will sometimes mourn for or ritualize their dead. ...
Generally, it is not recommended that possums be kept as household pets. Since they are wild animals, there are many things that even a loving pet owner might not be able to provide. However, should you decide that you want to have a possum as a pet, take into consideration the followi...
A while ago, I gave a guided tour for a group of fifth-graders at the ape house of the Zoo of Leipzig, Germany. During the tour, one bright kid asked: "Are animals able to think? Ourethicsteacher said they cannot; they are only driven by reflexes and react to stimuli." ...
I've long been interested in animal ethics and well-being, and the first sentence (above) of the description of renowned philosopher Dr. Martha C. Nussbaum's landmark newbookJustice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibilitywas all it took to make me put down what I was readin...
For instance, like many other viruses that may attack animals, the 2019 New Coronavirus has an exact shape of an Icosahedron. Due to the least action principle, such shape requires least energy to construct therefore most e...