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Ethics education in science and engineering: The case of animal research

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The past one hundred fifty years of debate over the use of animals in research and testing has been characterized mainly byad hominem attacks and on uncritical rejection of the other sides’ arguments. In the classroom, it is important to avoid repeating exercises in public relations and to demand sound scholarship.

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  1. Center for Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, 200 Westboro Road, 01536, N. Grafton, MA, USA

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This paper is a modification of material originally included in the handbook which accompanied the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Seminar “Teaching Ethics in Science and Engineering”, 10–11 February 1993.

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Rowan, A.N. Ethics education in science and engineering: The case of animal research. Sci Eng Ethics 1, 181–184 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02584075

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