Anti-Vivisection and the Profession of Medicine in Britain A Social History
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book explores the social history of the anti-vivisection movement in Britain from its nineteenth-century beginnings until the 1960s. It discusses the ethical principles that inspired the movement and the socio-political background that explain...
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| Formatua: | Baliabide elektronikoa Liburu kapitulua |
| Hizkuntza: | ingelesa |
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Basingstoke
Springer Nature
2017
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| Saila: | The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Gaia: | This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book explores the social history of the anti-vivisection movement in Britain from its nineteenth-century beginnings until the 1960s. It discusses the ethical principles that inspired the movement and the socio-political background that explains its rise and fall. Opposition to vivisection began when medical practitioners complained it was contrary to the compassionate ethos of their profession. Christian anti-cruelty organizations took up the cause out of concern that callousness among the professional classes would have a demoralizing effect on the rest of society. As the nineteenth century drew to a close, the influence of transcendentalism, Eastern religions and the spiritual revival led new age social reformers to champion a more holistic approach to science, and dismiss reliance on vivisection as a materialistic oversimplification. In response, scientists claimed it was necessary to remain objective and unemotional in order to perform the experiments necessary for medical progress. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-137-55697-4 9781137556974 |
| Sartu: | Open Access |