Rowlands, Rawlsian Justice and Animal Experimentation

Mark Rowlands argues that, contrary to the dominant view, a Rawlsian theory of justice can legitimately be applied to animals. One of the implications of doing so, Rowlands argues, is an end to animal experimentation. I will argue, contrary to Rowlands, that under a Rawlsian theory there may be some...

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Главный автор: Tanner, Julia (Автор)
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Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2011
В: Ethical theory and moral practice
Год: 2011, Том: 14, Выпуск: 5, Страницы: 569-587
Другие ключевые слова:B Justice
B Difference Principle
B Reflective Equilibrium
B Animals
B veil of ignorance
B original position
B Contractarianism
B Experimentation
B Benefits principle
B Rowlands
B Rawls
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Итог:Mark Rowlands argues that, contrary to the dominant view, a Rawlsian theory of justice can legitimately be applied to animals. One of the implications of doing so, Rowlands argues, is an end to animal experimentation. I will argue, contrary to Rowlands, that under a Rawlsian theory there may be some circumstances where it is justifiable to use animals as experimental test subjects (where the individual animals are benefited by the experiments).
ISSN:1572-8447
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10677-011-9265-z