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1 online resource (xiv, 296 pages) |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The sentimental structure of laboratory life -- Why do monkeys watch TV? -- The lives and deaths of laboratory animals -- Science and salvation -- The animal commons. |
| Summary |
GIVEN BY JUNIATA COLLEGE IN MEMORY OF FRONIE LOUISE CERTAIN FANNING - "What are the moral challenges and consequences of animal research in academic laboratory settings? Animal Ethos considers how the inescapable needs of lab research necessitate interspecies encounters that, in turn, engender unexpected moral responses among a range of associated personnel. Whereas much has been written about codified, bioethical rules and regulations that inform proper lab behavior and decorum, Animal Ethos, as an in-depth, ethnographic project, probes the equally rich--yet poorly understood--realm of ordinary or everyday morality, where serendipitous, creative, and unorthodox thought and action evidence concerted efforts to transform animal laboratories into moral, scientific worlds. The work is grounded in efforts to integrate theory within medical anthropology (and, more particularly, on suffering and moral worth), animal studies, and science and technology studies (STS). Contrary to established scholarship that focuses exclusively on single professions (such as the researcher or technician), Animal Ethos tracks across the spectrum of the lab labor hierarchy by considering the experiences of researchers, animal technicians, and lab veterinarians. In turn, it offers comparative insights on animal activists. When taken together, this range of parties illuminates the moral complexities of experimental lab research. The affective qualities of interspecies intimacy, animal death, and species preference are of special analytical concern, as reflected in the themes of 'Intimacy, ' 'Sacrifice, ' and 'Exceptionalism' that anchor this work"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Laboratory animals -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Laboratory animals -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Laboratory animals. |
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Human-animal relationships -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Human-animal relationships -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Human-animal relationships. |
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Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Animal welfare -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sharp, Lesley Alexandra. Animal ethos. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] 9780520299245 (DLC) 2018014111 |
| ISBN |
0520971051 (electronic book) |
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9780520971059 (electronic book) |
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9780520299245 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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