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Animals and Science: A Guide to the Debates (Controversies in Science)
Animals and Science A Guide to the Debates - Controversies in Science
Author: Niall Shanks
Animals and Science examines what science has (and has not) taught us about the nature of nonhuman animals and explores the moral, religious, social, and scientific implications of those teachings. It shows how the scientific study of animals, especially their cognitive abilities, has transformed our understanding of them. Animals and ...  more » traces our evolving understanding of animal pain and considers its moral relevance to humans. It discusses Darwin's belief-shattering notion that species differences are not absolute, then traces its impact to the present day.Ultimately, Animals and Science is about the nature of science?the kinds of questions science can and cannot answer, and the role of theory in shaping the interpretation of evidence.
ISBN-13: 9781576072462
ISBN-10: 1576072460
Publication Date: 10/1/2002
Pages: 380
Edition: annotated edition
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Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Book Type: Hardcover
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