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Animals and Science: A Guide to the Debates (Controversies in Science) - Hardcover

Shanks, Niall

 
9781576072462: Animals and Science: A Guide to the Debates (Controversies in Science)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1576072460 ISBN 13: 9781576072462
Verlag: ABC-CLIO, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Animals and Science examines the debates, from the Renaissance to the present, surrounding issues of animal rights, consciousness, and self-awareness.

Animals and Science examines what science has (and has not) taught us about the nature of nonhuman animals and explores the moral, religious, social, and scientific implications of those teachings. It shows how the scientific study of animals, especially their cognitive abilities, has transformed our understanding of them. Animals and Science traces our evolving understanding of animal pain and considers its moral relevance to humans. It discusses Darwin's belief-shattering notion that species differences are not absolute, then traces its impact to the present day.

Ultimately, Animals and Science is about the nature of science-the kinds of questions science can and cannot answer, and the role of theory in shaping the interpretation of evidence.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Niall Shanks is professor of philosophy and adjunct professor of biological sciences at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.

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Verlag
ABC-CLIO
Erscheinungsdatum
2002
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1576072460
ISBN 13 
9781576072462
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
406
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