An introduction to the philosophical presuppositions of the animal liberation/rights movement
Article Abstract:
Many doctors dismiss the Animal Liberation/Rights Movement (ALRM) as a radical movement based on emotional feelings for animals and that its proponents consider animals to be equal to humans. However, a close reading of the books published by ALRM's founders, Peter Singer and Tom Regan, shows that this is not the case. Singer and Regan are both mainstream ethicists. Singer believes that animals are equal to humans in their capacity to feel pain, but still believes that humans may have more value in general than animals. Regan believes that animals have moral rights that should be respected. The belief that ALRM is a unified movement is belied by the fact that both Singer and Regan have criticized each other's writings. Doctors should study the writings of these men so they can meet this challenge more effectively.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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Health and Human Rights
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The 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated throughout 1998, culminating with Human Rights Day on Dec 10, 1998. The Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 to ensure that the human rights violations seen in World War II would not be repeated. The Declaration guarantees security, dignity, and well-being to people in every country of the world. A point-by-point analysis of the Declaration is included and the text of the Declaration itself appears on pages 469-470 in this issue of JAMA.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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Health and Human Rights
Article Abstract:
The 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated throughout 1998, culminating with Human Rights Day on Dec 10, 1998. The Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 to ensure that the human rights violations seen in World War II would not be repeated. The Declaration guarantees security, dignity, and well-being to people in every country of the world. A point-by-point analysis of the Declaration is included and the text of the Declaration itself appears on pages 469-470 in this issue of JAMA.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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