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Theme B - Animal testing Flashcards

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animal rights

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-rights of animals to live free from human exploitation/abuse

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animal experimentation

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using animals for testing on

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deontological

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actions are right or wrong according to a set of unchanging rules
-same rules for all

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moral absolutism

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actions are right or wrong at all times for all people in all places

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teological

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actions are right or wrong if they achieve the desired result

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moral relativism

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actions are right or wrong at different times for diff people in diff places

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utilitarianism

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a good action produces the greatest good for the greatest number

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lesser of 2 evils

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when selecting from 2 immoral options, the one which is least immoral should be chosen

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Deontology

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-ethical actions follow universal moral laws
-avoids subjectivity/ uncertainty
-follow moral rules + don’t think twice

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Deontology pros

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-don’t change in certain situations
-easier to apply
-safer society = same rules

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Deontology cons

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-may be right to break a rule
-disregard for outcomes
-objective

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Teleological ethics

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-‘ends justify means’
-right or wrong depends on outcome

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Teleological ethics pros

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based on specific situations
-subjective
-utilitarianism

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Teleological ethics flaws

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-moral dilemmas
-cannot look into future (uncertainty)
-diff interpretations for good

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vegetarian

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a person who does not eat meat

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vegan

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doesn’t eat animal produce

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battery farming

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modern form of intensive farming
-keeps livestock at higher masses

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halal

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meat that has been slaughtered following islamic law

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influences on food choices

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-religion
-preference
-health
-cost
-availability
-animal rights

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Animal right groups on animal experimentation

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-not morally just
-use alternatives
-dna varies = invalid research
-suffering outweighs benefit

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Science on animal experimentation

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-research for cancer
-clinical trials
-synthetically grown organs
-medicine

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scientific revelations on animal experimentation

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-breast cancer medication from experimenting with mice
-tamoxifen

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utilitarianism on animal experimentation

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cancer survival rates have increased due to research on mice

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muslims for on animal experimentation

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-has to have a valid concern
-animals exist for the benefit of humans

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muslims against on animal experimentation

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-respect animals they belong to allah
-must be treated with kindness

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muslims should avoid treating animals with

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-cruelty
-overworking animals
-factory farming
-hunting/fighting
neglect

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christians against on animal experimentation

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-loving animals = worship
-mistreatment is sinful
-stewards of earth
-garden of eden = harmony

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roman catholic on animal experimentation

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-avoid unnecessary harm
-sinful

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christian evidence against animal experimentation

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prophet isaiah described harmony in eden between animals/humans

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muslim evidence for use of animal experimentation

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‘it is god who provided for you all manner of livestock’

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muslim evidence against animal experimentation

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hadith = ‘there is a reward for acts of charity to every beast alive’
-muhammad told a man not to steal bird eggs = distresses bird

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Christain beliefs on eating meat quote

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‘the one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not’
‘for god has accepted them’

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dominion quote over animals

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‘rule over every living thing that moves upon the earth’

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vegetarians argue

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-object to factory farming
-killing of animals
-if land used for cattle was used to grow crops = more food

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quote in genesis for christians to eat meat

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‘everything that lives and moves will be food for you’

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quote for christians forbidding eating this type of meat

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‘but do not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it’

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traditional meat for christians

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-lamb on easter
= jesus was the ‘sacrificial lamb’

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Hindu beliefs on eating meat

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-animals are part of cycle of samsara
-could be like killing an ancestor
-deities are depicted with animals
- lord krishna was a cow herder

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vedas teach hindus

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belief of ahimsa
-non violence towards animals

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Hindu belief of cows

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-mother of civilisation
-provides milk to humans

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muslims on eating meat quote

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‘eat of the good things that we have provided for you’

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muslims are forbidden to eat quote

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‘meat of an animal that dies of itself, blood, flesh of pigs’

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how is halal meat produced

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-sharp knife cuts throat
-blood is drained
-animals cannot be killed in front of one another = prevents distress

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hadith quote on harming animals

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‘whoever kills a sparrow or anything bigger than that without a just cause, god will hold him accountable’

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muslims belief on animals

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-worship god in their own way
-rights = kindness
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Quran quote on community with animals

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‘all creatures that crawl on the earth and those that fly with their wings are communities like yourselves’

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Peter singer moral philosopher view

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-liberation theory
-specieism

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Peter singer moral philosopher view: specieism

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practices of privileging humans over animals

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prefernce utilitarianism

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giving people/ animals what they want = right thing to do

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Peter singer moral philosopher view: quote

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‘animals would prefer to survive’

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