Animal sacrifices : religious perspectives on the use of animals in science / editor, Tom Regan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Regan, Tom.

Series:

Ethics And Action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Religious aspects.

Animals.

Animal experimentation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Animal experimentation.

Animal experimentation--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The issues of animal rights and the use of animals in scientific experimentation are fraught with controversy. In an effort to define the bases of such strong emotional response towards an ethical issue, this book presents the teachings of the major religions of the world concerning animals and, more specifically, their use in science. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Confucianism are represented in this collection of eight essays by religious authorities.Scriptural writings, written and oral tradition, law, religious parables, and even folklore are

Contents:

Religions and the rights of animals / John Bowker

The use of animals in science / Sidney Gendin

Judaism and animal experimentation / J. David Bleich

The place of animals in creation / Andrew Linzey

The relevance of animal experimentation to Roman Catholic ethical methodology / James Gaffney

Animal experimentation / Al-Hafiz B.A. Masri

Hindu perpectives on the use of animals in science / Basant K. Lal

Non-injury to animals / Christopher Chapple

Of animals and man / Rodney L. Taylor.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781439907016

1439907013

OCLC:

697122508