Why Animals are not Equal to Human Beings Some philosophers deny that animals warrant direct moral concern due to religious or philosophical theories of the nature of the world and the proper place of its inhabitants. One of the earliest and clearest expressions of this kind of view comes to us from Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.). According to Aristotle‚ there is a natural hierarchy of living beings. The different levels are determined by the abilities present in the beings due to their natures. While
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题目: There are many extinct animals’ species in the world nowadays. Some people say we should protect these animals from dying out‚ while others say that we should concentrate more on problems of human beings. Discuss both opinions and give your own view. 正文： Nowadays‚ the issue regarding the priority between protecting endangered animals and solving social problems of humankind is put into fierce debates among citizens. From my perspective‚ I tend to believe that it’s more essential for us to
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Animal Humans 9/6/12 KNOW: essence‚ palinode‚ idea‚ philo-sophia‚ atopus‚ atopotatos In Plat: Plato is developing a theory of essences‚ form as those qualities that are participated by actual bodies of the world. What makes you essentially you? * Wiring of the brain * Human animals are animals that can draw distinguish from what’s good/bad. * Inheritant traits * Your particular interpretations of the environment * Specific history of your exposure to different
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To what extent is the use of animals in scientific research acceptable? Nowadays‚ using animals in scientific researches becomes more and more popular. There are different opinions‚ for and against‚ relating this controversial issue. Some people agree with this method‚ others try to save animals’ lives. This essay tries to give some arguments to prove that we can not avoid this method in scientific researches. Let us take the medicine as an example. When doctors learn about a new kind of viruses
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Animal Research. Animal research is rarely discussed between scientists and animal’s rights activists. If we do not research on animals‚ the world will not develop‚ this means we will not have the things we have‚ we will not have the medicine to people who are sick. Many people will die every day if we do not research on animals. Animal research is important because scientists will learn how to operate‚ also animals are considered like models for human diseases‚ and scientists use animals to create
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Imagine being an animal chosen to be tested on‚ having no rights to fight for freedom or to even live. These are thoughts that most likely race through animals’ minds when they are held in captivity by experimenters. In order to test medicines and medical procedures‚ animals--like mice‚ rats‚ dogs‚ and cats--are often used in order to avoid actually testing on humans. Unfortunately‚ some of these tests are not only painful for the animals‚ but they also do not result in medicines or procedures that
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Animal testing does not support humans in any possible way and is proved by “Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine and several British universities published a paper in the British Medical Journal titled “Where Is the Evidence That Animal Research Benefits Humans?” The researchers systematically examined animal studies and concluded that little evidence exists to support the idea that animal experimentation has benefited humans explains PETA” ( Animal Testing Is Bad‚ 7) The details they share
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and the benefits are so great that people don’t really care how they are made before they hit the shelves. But not many people think about all the tests that the product had to go through to get on the store’s shelves. Not many people think about the negatives of the product and all the test that are done on ANIMALS. Animals that are tested on are put through medical tests that could potentially kill them or harm them extremely. The beauty product industry and scientist should find a new way to test
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Animal testing is the right thing to do “Animal testing is a type of research that has been going on for hundreds of years dating back to the ancient Greeks. It is used in many different ways‚ but mainly to prevent harm from being brought upon humans” (Hamblin 1). There have been long controversies between animal rights‚ and pros on animal testing‚ and the issue is growing more and more as our science develop more and better. Those who oppose on animal testing argues‚ that animal treatment
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All too often animals suffer for our amusement or entertainment. One of the worst aspects of animals that are used for entertainment or sport is that many of the people involved are not responsible for the animals they create. For instance Thoroughbred Race horses are bred in huge numbers. The ones who are not good enough or get hurt or when they are too old to race are disregarded with no care. Most end up in slaughter. Same thing with Greyhounds. But by far the best example happened recently when
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