The Emergence and Development of Animal Research Ethics: A Review with a Focus on Nonhuman Primates

摘要: The ethics of using nonhuman animals in biomedical research is usually seen as a subfield animal ethics. In recent years, however, the has increasingly become within under term "animal ethics". Consequently, ethical issues have prominent that are familiar context human ethics, such autonomy or self-determination, harms and benefits, justice, vulnerability. After brief overview development field discussion relevant theoretical frameworks, I consider two these issues, namely self-determination on one hand, benefits other hand. My concern with philosophical rather than oversight. focus my primates, most plausible candidates for this approach. conclude approach, although promising, depends strongly moral status subjects.