THE CAVE Timothy Eves May 13‚ 1989: I sat in a cave‚ one of a multitude of prisoners. For dinner‚ as for so many other meals‚ we were served steak. Tendrils of steam rose from our plates like beckoning fingers. The aroma penetrated our nostrils; our mouths watered. We took a bite: the meat was so tender that it practically melted on our tongues. We groaned with pleasure. Where the meat came from we didn’t know—and didn’t care. We simply reveled in the flavor‚ the texture‚ the juice dribbling down
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Kaitlin May Professor Bell Humanities 4332 22 April 2013 A Utilitarian Argument in Favor of Animal Experimentations Though it has been criticized for its standard‚ universal means of measuring moral predicaments‚ utilitarianism still remains one of the most persuasive means of assessing normative ethics. With that said‚ any and every ethical conundrum should be first looked at through a utilitarian lens. If a satisfying conclusion is reached using the utilitarian approach‚ then no other
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that the human life matters more than that of an animal‚ but what allows us to make that judgment. Singer addresses this defense by comparing the inequality placed on species to that of the inequality placed on races and sexes‚ hence his term "speciesism". For the majority of my life‚ since I remember having a specific viewpoint one way or another‚ I have considered my-self a person in favor of animal rights. It wasn’t until I read A Utilitarian Defense of Animal Liberation that I realized
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Prompt: Should animal experimentation be allowed to test drugs? Animal testing is the use of animals for scientific and medical research purposes. Animal experimentation is very prevalent nowadays and it became a common and an accepted means of testing by the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Animal testing‚ however‚ dates back to many centuries even before Christ. It had started in Greece as indicated by the writings and the records of Greek physicians of the third and fourth centuries BC .Aristotle
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Animal Rights Throughout history morality has been a topic of intense debate. Innumerable thinkers have devoted immense amounts of time and energy to the formulation of various ethical theories intended to assist humans in their daily lives. These theories set out guidelines which help to determine the rightness or wrongness of any given action and can therefore illuminate which choice would be morally beneficial. And while many of these theories differ substantially‚ most have at least one common
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There are numerous duped exchanges that are highlighted within the film Food Inc. and the text‚ Eating Animals written by Jonathan Safran Foer. The sad thing is‚ a large amount of people within the United States don’t know about these exchanges. Should animals be treated with the same respect as humans? Or possibly with the amount of respect that Native Americans give to the animals that they kill and use every inch of useful materials that they provide? Many people believe we should‚ so why isn’t
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RIGHTS. Glossary Telos – End purpose (Aristotelian idea). Hierarchy of being - The idea of an ascending order of beings in the universe‚ inanimate matterplantsanimals with rational human beings at the top. Anthropocentric – Human centred. Speciesism – Discrimination in favour of one species‚ usually the human species‚ over another‚ especially in the exploitation or mistreatment of animals by humans. Sentient – Able to feel pain; conscious through the senses. Shallow ecology - preserving
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suits everyone’s wishes and the best interests of the contract. One must first look at the issues at hand before seeking the solution that best fits everyone’s and everything’s best interests. First off‚ humans have developed something called "speciesism" (Singer And Mason 777)‚ which is a prejudice against anything that is not a part of the dominant human race. Man has denied reasonable rights to animals and plants to prosper in a way that allows them to live their lives not as an object‚ but
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Applied Ethics “Is it morally impermissible to use animals medically for human sake?” To begin with‚ we have to point out that under which situation is permissible to use animals for human sake. We believe we can only use animals when it exerts constructive and affirmative influence to human beings which means it might save lives and enhance the quality of living on a general basis and most importantly‚ when there is no existing alternative. Using animals medically for human sake is morally
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happiness) for the greatest number and this Singer regards as being the true only measure of good or ethical behaviour. Singer contends that there is no reason why such considerations considerations should not be extended to other animals. The term ’speciesism’ was first popularised by Singer to label the prejudice of privileging humans and their interests over those of other animals. Singer’s utilitarian viewpoint is grounded in what he commonly
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