Must We Value Life to Have a Right to It?
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Must We Value Life to Have a Right to It?
In her recent article "Death, Mis fortune, and Species Inequality,"l Ruth Cigman gives clear, careful expression to an argument which seems well on its way to becomi ng a classic among opponents of animal rights. 2 Cigman's argument runs as follows: A right to X entails the right to be protected against certain actions which will result in the misfortune, or possible misfortu ne, of not-X. A ...
متن کاملWe have it easy , but do we have it right ? Todd
We show two severe problems with the state-of-the-art in empirical computer system performance evaluation, observer effect and measurement context bias, and we outline the path toward a solution.
متن کاملAnimals have a right to life.
State and church must be separated; therefore the legal and the judicial system may not be based on religious dogmas but instead must be grounded on empirical-rational ethics, which are amenable to consensus. To achieve this, consciousness must be described in scientific terms and the anthropocentric view of animals as fundamentally different to humans must be criticised on a factual basis. It ...
متن کاملMaternal breastfeeding positions: have we got it right? (2).
associated with significant health benefits, British mothers are some of the least likely in Europe to sustain breastfeeding (Hamlyn et al 2002). Knowledgeable support may be crucial in overcoming the problems that prompt early, unintended breast weaning (Renfrew et al 2005). Current breastfeeding support approaches suggest a fixed system of routine and early breastfeeding management using verb...
متن کاملWe must use the knowledge that we have to treat patients with acute coronary syndromes.
Numerous registries have shown that evidence-based therapies are often not prescribed despite strong evidence that they reduce mortality and morbidity.1 In this edition of the journal, Mukherjee et al2 describe the use of a composite appropriateness score to assess the potential effect of evidence-based therapies on 6-month mortality in 1358 consecutive patients presenting with an acute coronar...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ethics and Animals
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0197-9094
DOI: 10.15368/ea.1982v3n1.1