Against the Use of Knowledge Gained from Animal Experimentation

Rebecca Tuvel
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Rebecca Tuvel: Department of Philosophy, Rhodes College, 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112, USA

Societies, 2015, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-25

Abstract: While there exists considerable protest against the use of animals in experimentation, less protest is voiced against the use of knowledge gained from animal experimentation. Pulling from arguments against the use of Nazi data, I suggest that using knowledge gained from animal experimentation both disrespects animal victims and sustains the practice. It is thus pro tanto morally wrong.

Keywords: animal experimentation; knowledge gained from evil; Nazi data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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