David Bourget (Western Ontario)
David Chalmers (ANU, NYU)
Rafael De Clercq
Jack Alan Reynolds
Learn more about PhilPapers
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 10 (1) (1989)
It is argued that cultural attitudes of a speciesist nature are background to the current practice of animal use in teaching medical students and residents. The scope of this activity is estimated, and educational theory is enlisted to suggest that many assumptions about the effectiveness of the practice are not valid. An assessment of one course used for ob-gyn training is presented. Since it is clear that animal suffering should be avoided when possible, the case is made that alternatives to animals may be used to replace animal use in much of current medical education. Medical educators should routinely question and offer adequate justification for any use of animals in medical education.
|Keywords||No keywords specified (fix it)|
|Categories||categorize this paper)|
Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server
Configure custom proxy (use this if your affiliation does not provide a proxy)
|Through your library|
References found in this work BETA
No references found.
Citations of this work BETA
No citations found.
Similar books and articles
Matteo Mameli & Lisa Bortolotti (2006). Animal Rights, Animal Minds, and Human Mindreading. Journal of Medical Ethics 32 (2):84-89.
Donnie J. Self (1989). The Use of Animals in Medical Education and Research. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 10 (1).
Farol N. Tomson (1989). Approving the Use of Animals in Medical Education. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 10 (1).
Francine L. Dolins (ed.) (1999). Attitudes to Animals: Views in Animal Welfare. Cambridge University Press.
Nathan Nobis, Rational Engagement, Emotional Response and the Prospects for Progress in Animal Use ‘Debates’.
Steve F. Sapontzis (1995). We Should Not Allow Dissection of Animals. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 8 (2):181-189.
Jennifer J. Eldridge & John P. Gluck (1996). Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Animal Research. Ethics and Behavior 6 (3):239 – 256.
Alasdair Cochrane (2011). An Introduction to Animals and Political Theory. Palgrave Macmillan.
Mark H. Bernstein (2004). Without a Tear: Our Tragic Relationship with Animals. University of Illinois Press.
Josepha Cheong (1989). The Use of Animals in Medical Education: A Question of Necessity Vs. Desirability. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 10 (1).
Added to index2009-01-28
Total downloads4 ( #280,207 of 1,413,175 )
Recent downloads (6 months)1 ( #153,719 of 1,413,175 )
How can I increase my downloads?