Beyond Anthropocentrism: The Moral and Strategic Philosophy behind Russell and Burch’s 3Rs in Animal Experimentation.
The 3Rs framework in animal experimentation– “replace, reduce, refine” – has been alleged to be expressive of anthropocentrism, the view that only humans are directly morally relevant. After all, the 3Rs safeguard animal welfare only as far as given human research objectives permit, effectively prio...
| Publicado en: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 1 - 16 |
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Springer Nature
Oct2024
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