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Anti-Vivisection and the Profession of Medicine in Britain

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This book explores the social history of the anti-vivisection movement in Britain from its nineteenth-century beginnings until the 1960s. It discusses the ethical principles that inspired the movement and the socio-political background that explains its rise and fall. Opposition to vivisection began when medical practitioners complained it was contrary to the compassionate ethos of their profession. Christian anti-cruelty organizations took up the cause out of concern that callousness among the professional classes would have a demoralizing effect on the rest of society. As the nineteenth century drew to a close, the influence of transcendentalism, Eastern religions and the spiritual revival led new age social reformers to champion a more holistic approach to science, and dismiss reliance on vivisection as a materialistic oversimplification. In response, scientists claimed it was necessary to remainobjective and unemotional in order to perform the experiments necessary for medical progress.

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The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series

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XXI, 217

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Palgrave Macmillan London : Palgrave Macmillan London., 2017

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English

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978-1-137-55697-4

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text

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computer

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online resource

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1

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Ethics
Bioethics
Medicine

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A.W.H. Bates

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https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/978-1-137-55697-4

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https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55697-4

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