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Anti-vivisection and the profession of medicine in Britain : a social history

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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 remain objective and unemotional in order to perform the experiments necessary for medical progress.

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Call Number

179.4 BAT a

Publisher

London : Palgrave Macmillan., 2017

Collation

xxi, 217p. : ill.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781137556974

Classification

179.4

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Subject(s)

Great Britain
Sociology
Philosophy
Ethics
Medical ethics
Vivisection
Medicine, Experimental
Animal experimentation--Moral and ethical aspects

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by A.W.H. Bates

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